//- write force displacement to file label leftPatchID = mesh.boundaryMesh().findPatchID("leftClamp"); if(leftPatchID == -1) { FatalError << "Cannot find patch left for calculating force" << endl; } //- calculate force in x direction on leftClamp patch scalar leftForce = gSum( vector(1, 0, 0) & (mesh.boundary()[leftPatchID].Sf() & sigma.boundaryField()[leftPatchID]) ); //- patchIntegrate utility integrates it this way but this is worng because the sigma tensor should //- be dotted with the surface normal to give the actual traction/force //- you cannot just take the component of the sigma tensor //scalar leftForcePatchIntegrateMethod = gSum( // mesh.magSf().boundaryField()[leftPatchID] // *sigma.boundaryField()[leftPatchID].component(symmTensor::XY) // ); vector gaugeU1 = vector::zero; vector gaugeU2 = vector::zero; if(gaugeFaceID1 != -1) { gaugeU1 = U.boundaryField()[gaugeFacePatchID1][gaugeFaceID1]; } if(gaugeFaceID2 != -1) { gaugeU2 = U.boundaryField()[gaugeFacePatchID2][gaugeFaceID2]; } //- reduce across procs reduce(gaugeU1, sumOp()); reduce(gaugeU2, sumOp()); Pout << "gaugeU1 is " << gaugeU1 << nl << "gaugeU2 is " << gaugeU2 << endl; scalar gaugeDisp = mag(gaugeU1 - gaugeU2); //- write to file if(Pstream::master()) { OFstream& forceDispFile = *filePtr; forceDispFile << 1000*gaugeDisp << "\t" << -1*leftForce << endl; }