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foam-extend4.1-coherent-io/applications/solvers/solidMechanics/elasticIncrSolidFoam/writeForceDisplacement.H
2012-09-11 16:42:55 +01:00

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//- 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<vector>());
reduce(gaugeU2, sumOp<vector>());
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;
}