CFOAM 2.0 UserGuide PDF

CFOAM 2.0.
User Guide
CABARET-code User's Guide

// the description of input files for CFOAM.exe and
outFoamX.exe
2012
CONTANTS
CABARET-CODE USER'S GUIDE
// THE DESCRIPTION OF INPUT FILES FOR CFOAM.EXE AND OUTFOAMX.EXE
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1.
NOTATIONS
2.
INTRODUCTION
3.
INSTALLATION
3.1.
4.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INPUT AND OUTPUT FILES

4.1.
4.2.
5.
OVERWIEV
INPUT FILES
OUTPUT FILES
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MODELS

5.1.
GAS DYNAMICS
5.1.1. Main equation
5.1.2. Geometry
6.
FORMAT OF INPUT FILE ZAI.KCAS

6.1.
LIST OF SECTIONS IN ZAI.KCAS
6.2.
CYLINDERS DEFINION
6.3.
DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS
6.3.1. Transducers
6.3.2. AcousticSurfaces
7.
8.
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6
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7
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FORMAT OF INPUT FILE ZAI.KCAS
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7.1.
LIST OF SECTIONS IN OUTFOAMX.INPUT
7.2.
DESCRIPTION OF SECTIONS
7.2.1. ReadFile
7.2.2. TransducerSurface
7.2.3. Listeners
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EXAMPLES OF INPUT FILES ZAI.KCAS AND OUTFOAMX.INPUT

8.1.
8.2.
ZAI.KCAS
OUTFOAMX.INPUT
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1.
Notations

Density, kg/m3
Subscripts
f face number
i cell number
2.
Introduction
CFOAM is the high-quality program software for simulation gas dynamics.
3.
Installation
3.1.
Overwiev
4.
General information about

the input and output files
4.1.
Input files
CABARET-code has a single file for specifying all the options, boundary and initial
conditions. Mesh has OpenFOAM format. Optionally a geometry data file can be used to
define some surfaces for output and acoustics. The input file has title zai.KCAS.
4.2.
Output files
Table 2. Output files.

File name
Description
5.
A brief description of the

models
CFOAM is the solver for gas dynamics.
5.1.
Gas Dynamics
5.1.1.
Main equation
5.1.2.
Geometry
6.
Format of input file zai.KCAS

It is input file for CFOAM.exe. The input file follows a FORTRAN like syntax and it is
organized in sections. Every section is represented as following:

&section_name
. ! parameters of the section, all symbols after ! are comment
/ ! end of the section
If the user does not define any parameter from the section, it would be equaled to
default value.
6.1.
List of sections in zai.KCAS

Table 1. Sections of input file.
Name
Description
BoundCond
Boundary conditions
Material
Properties (viscosity, heat capacity ratio)
Solution
Initial conditions, scheme viscosity parameters and

acoustic dtOut
Vertex
Rudiment
Tuning
Computational parameters
Printing
Restart (on/off), global output parameters and maximum

number of steps
Transducers
Subdomain output
AcousticSurfaces
Acoustics output
6.1.1.
BoundCond
Number of boundary condition should be equalled to the number of boundary conditions in

constant/polyMesh/boundary excluding processor interfaces.
Name
BoundType
Type
Description and units
Number of boundary
condition:
1 - outlet
2 - inlet
INTEGER 3 no-slip wall
4 slip wall
5 cyclic
Required.
Inlet x-component
velocity, m/s
u_inlet
Range of
values
Default
1,2,3,4,5
_______
_______
Real(8)
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Inlet y-component
velocity, m/s
_______
v_inlet
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Inlet z-component
velocity, m/s
_______
w_inlet
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Inlet pressure, Pa
_______
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Inlet temperature, K
_______
p_inlet
t0_inlet
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Outlet x-component
velocity, m/s
u_outlet
Required
if BoundType == 2
_______
Name
Type
Real(8)

Outlet y-component
velocity, m/s
Range of
values
Default
_______
v_outlet
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Outlet z-component
velocity, m/s
_______
w_outlet
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Outlet pressure, Pa
_______
Real(8)
Required
if BoundType == 2
Outlet temperature, K
_______
p_outlet
t0_outlet
6.1.1.1.
Required
if BoundType == 2
Example of BoundCond
&BoundCond
BoundType(1)= 3
P_outlet(1)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 1)= 295.8716
BoundType(2)= 2
U_inlet(2)= 20.0
V_inlet(2)= 0
W_inlet(2)= 0
P_inlet(2)= 101300.0
T0_inlet(2)= 295.8716
BoundType(3)= 1
P_outlet(3)= 101300.0
T0_outlet(3)= 295.8716
BoundType(4)= 1
P_outlet(4)= 101300.0
T0_outlet(4)= 295.8716
BoundType(5)= 1
P_outlet(5)= 101300.0
T0_outlet(5)= 295.8716
BoundType(6)= 4
P_outlet(6)= 101300.0
T0_outlet(6)= 295.8716
BoundType(7)= 4
P_outlet(7)= 101300.0
T0_outlet(7)= 295.8716
/
6.1.2.
Material
6.1.3.
Solution
Name
CFL
Type
Real(8)
Real(8)
UFON
Range of
values
Default
Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy 0<CLF<=1
0.3
coefficient
Initial x-component
_______
velocity, m/s
Real(8)
Required.
Initial y-component
velocity, m/s
_______
Real(8)
Required.
Initial z-component
velocity, m/s
_______
VFON
WFON
Required.
Name
Type
Range of
values
Default
Real(8)
Initial density, kg/m^3
_______
Real(8)
Required.
Initial pressure, Pa
_______
Real(8)
Required.
Initial temperature, K
_______
ROFON
PFON
Tfon
Required.
SCALE
Xloc
Accel
Sound
Real(8)
Interpolation coefficient
between CABARET and
Godunov schemes
epsilon
Epsilon == 0
CABARET
Epsilon == 1 Godunov
Rwall
n
dtOut
TimeInitial
TimeEnd
TimeStepInitial
TimeStepMin
TimeStepMax
[0,1.0]
Name
Type
Real(8)
epsilonPanikovski

Special artificial
viscosity coefficient
0.7 is recommended for
any new problem.
If the code is stable it
could be decreased.
epsMaximumPrinciple
TotalPresTempAreGiven
ReadInletBoundaryConditions
nletBCon_direction
InitCondFromInletBoundaryConditions
6.1.4.
Example of Solution
&solution
cfl= 0.3
UFON=31.7d0
VFON=0.0
WFON=0.0
ROFON=1.260979706d0
PFON= 107145.143d0
TFON=296d0
epsilon=0.d0
epsilonPanikovski = 0.01d0 ! 0.01d0
dtOut=1d-4
sound = 344.827
/
Range of
values
Default
0.0
[0,1.0]
6.1.5.
Tuning
Name
Type
Range of
values
Default
Boundary condition
smoothing parameter:
Let V_init be an initial
constant variable vector and
V_boundary be a boundary
variable vector, than
nTimeStepAcceleration
V = V_init + (V_boundaryV_init) * max((nT-nTs)/

INTEGER n,1.0)
20000
where
nT = current time step
number;
nTs =
nTimeStepAccelerationStart;
n = nTimeStepAcceleration
nTimeStepAccelerationStart
For boundary condition

INTEGER smoothing parameter
JustMeshCellFaceCentersOut
_______
Asynchrony
_______
CalcBoundaryFaceCubesOnly
OutputFaceCubesOnly
NewPeriodicNumeration
PeriodicBound1
PeriodicBound2
SplitPeriodicBoundaries
autoRes
meshFactorX
Real(8)
Scale factor along Ox, 1
>0
1.0
Name
Type
meshFactorY
Real(8)
meshFactorZ
Real(8)
Range of
values
>0
>0
Default
1.0
1.0
Off
PreprOnly
NormalChars
writeInitConditions
nonReflectOutletBC
6.1.5.1.
Example of Tuning
&Tuning
nTimeStepAcceleration = 20000
meshFactorX = 10d0
meshFactorY = 10d0
meshFactorZ = 10d0
/
6.1.6.
Printing
Name
nprint
Type
INTEGER

=N to print every Nth
time step.
Range of
values
Default
>0
_______
Required.
=N stop simulation after
N time steps.
NSTOP
INTEGER
irestart
Required.
INTEGER =0 new simulation
=N>0 start from the
restart # N
_______
>0
Required.
0
>=0
6.1.6.1.
Example of Printing
&printing
irestart=0 ! run new simulation
NPrint=10 ! to write restart files every 10th time steps
NSTOP=100 ! stop simulation after 100 time steps
/
6.1.7.
Transducers
6.1.8.
AcousticSurfaces
6.2.
Cylinders definion
To output subdomain or acoustic data CFOAM uses cylindrical surfaces.
Cylinder is defined by flat 3D contour, axis vector, length and restriction (extension)
factor (ratio) as shonw on Figure 1. Contour data is convex.
Format of contour data is tecPlot point data. Example:
VARIABLES = "x"
"y"
"z"
"u"
"v"
"w"
"p"
"t"
"vt"
"rt"
ZONE
10d0 10d0
8.01542649473E-005
5.25454328489E-005
-10d0 10d0
0.000267703024949
3.81771787248E-005
-10d0
102498.786406
-10d0
102491.671933
6.1825113856
0.000737353068715
289.030981604
6.18251156576
6.16557332832
289.025250548
0.00073768469477
6.16557338708
-10d0 -10d0
0.000258671975039
3.77053149538E-005
-10d0
6.16508600084
0.000737663240931 102491.46619
289.025086416
6.16508607066
10d0 -10d0
0.000247942965184
5.66290875451E-005
-10d0
6.18167672882
0.000737512031574 102498.435495
289.030701663
6.18167678694
CFOAM misses first 12 line and use only first three real value from every line
begging from 13th one. According to former example ir means that CFOAM uses
only:
10d0
10d0
-10d0
-10d0
10d0
-10d0
-10d0 -10d0
-10d0
10d0
-10d0
-10d0
Contour
factor
Left
Right
Figure 1. Cylinder
6.3.
Description of sections
6.3.1.
Transducers
It is difficult to analyse huge amount of data (10 mln, 20 mln, 50 mln, 250 mln ).
Transducers allow getting subdomains from the whole domain. The geometry of subdomain is
based on cylinder. Detailed description of transducers parameters in Table 2. Maximum
number of transducers is 100.
Table 2. Parameters of Transducers
Name
Type

Transducers name
TransName
CHAR
Required.
File name with contour
coordinates
TransContourFile
CHAR
Required.
Output file name
TransOutputFile(1)='WholeDomain'
CHAR
Required.
TransWriteVariable(1)='Pres'
CHAR
Every word notes a

variable:
Pres - pressure
Uvel, Vvel, Wvel
velocity components,
Temp temperature. If
(TransTableOut(1)=='On')
every present variable will
be written into table for
every TimeOut
! Table
! x .................
! y .................
! z .................
! Time Pres Uvel Vvel
Wvel Temp
! .... .... .... ....
.... ....
Optional.
Range of
values
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Default
_______
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
_______
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
_______
It is the
string with
some words
such as
Pres,
Uvel,
Vvel,
Wvel,
Temp.
Every word
is separated
from eahc
other by
space .
Name
Type
Range of
values
Default
[On,Off]
On
If (On) compute
transducers cells through
intersection of cylinder
and mesh. And write file
CellTrans_+ TransName
with transducers cells.
If (Off) read transducers
cells from file
CellTrans_+
TransName.
TransDefCellsFromContour
CHAR
Format CellTrans_+
TransName:
TransName
nCellsOut:
600
CellsOut
meshCellCenters(1:3)
114 5.512 5.512 -6.310
! n meshCellCenters(1:3)
Area
114 1.452162073217283 !
n Area
xOut(1:3)
114 -5.473849961365770
-5.473805366966713
6.266947997801560 ! n
xOut(1:3)
Normal(1:3)
114 -0.548122267150357
-0.548127242044391
0.631758266097691 ! n
normal(1:3)
Optional.
Name
TransLeftDiscActive
TransRightDiscActive
Range of
values
Default
CHAR
On - take into account

left surface
Off do not take into
account left surface
[On,Off]
On
CHAR
Optional.
right surface
account right surface
[On,Off]
On
[On,Off]
Off
[-1d10,
1d10]
0d0
[-1d10,
1d10]
1d0
[-1d10,
1d10]
0d0
[0d0, 1d10]
0.2d0
[0d0, 1d10]
1d0
Type
Optional.
On cylinder is solid
TransHollow
TransCenterDirX
TransCenterDirY
TransCenterDirZ
CHAR
Off cylinder is hollow

Optional.
x-component of cylinders
axis
REAL(8)
Optional.
y-component of cylinders
axis
REAL(8)
Optional.
z-component of cylinders
axis
REAL(8)
Optional.
Length of cylinder
TransLength
TransFactor
REAL(8)
REAL(8)
Optional.
Coefficient restriction
(extension) of cylinder
from left to right
Optional.
Name
Type
REAL(8)
Minimal distance in xdirection between

transducers cells (the
procedure of transducers
cells definition takes next
cell if its x-coordinate is
differ from x-coordinate
of former cells more then
on TransStepX)
TransStepX
REAL(8)
TransStepY
REAL(8)
TransStepZ
Optional.
Minimal distance in ydirection between
cell if its y-coordinate is
differ from y-coordinate
of former cells more then
on TransStepY)
Optional.
Minimal distance in zdirection between
cell if its z-coordinate is
differ from z-coordinate of
former cells more then on
TransStepZ)
Range of
values
Default
[1d-10,
1d10]
1d-10
[1d-10,
1d10]
1d-10
[1d-10,
1d10]
1d-10
[0d0, 1d10]
0d0
[0d0, 1d10]
1d10
[0d0, 1d10]
_______
Optional.
Start time for output
TransTimeStart
REAL(8)
Optional.
End time for output
TransTimeEnd
REAL(8)
Optional.
Time interval of output
TransDTimeOut
REAL(8)
Required.
Name
TransAverage
Type
CHAR

On write averaged
variables for time interval
of output
Off write variables on
output time
Range of
values
Default
[On,Off]
On
[On,Off]
On
[On,Off]
Off
Optional.
On output subdomain:
submesh is written into
TransName+mesh,
cell variables are written
into TransName,
face variables are written
into TransName+Face
TransSliceOut
CHAR
Off do not output
subdomain
If (TransSliceOut ==On)
TransTableOut='Off'
Optional.
On write table with
variables
Off do not write table
with variables
TransTableOut
CHAR
! Table
! x .................
! y .................
! z .................
! Time Pres Uvel Vvel
Wvel Temp
! .... .... .... ....
.... ....
It is not useful for

transducers with big
amount of cells!
Optional.
Name
TransdPdtOut
Type
CHAR

On write pressure
derivative on time
Off do not write
pressure derivative on
time
Range of
values
Default
[On,Off]
Off
[-1,100]
-1
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
_______
Optional.
Output intersection
between cylinder and the
boundary with number
TransBoundaryOut.
nCellsOut:
TransBoundaryOut
INTEGER
3
CellsOut
1789 -0.0754910796
0.0178327239
-0.1500000059 ! nCell
PointsOut:
3775 3776 3814 3813
0.0754910861
-0.0178168690
0.1500000059 !
nPoints of boundary
face +
meshFaceCenters(1:3)
If(TransBoundaryOut <=
0 or TransBoundaryOut >
nBoundaryFields) do not
write intersection between
cylinder and any boundary
TransBoundaryOutFile
Optional.
Output file name for
intersection between
cylinder and the boundary
with number
TransBoundaryOut.
CHAR
Requered if
(TransBoundaryOut>0
and TransBoundaryOut
< nBoundaryFields).
Name
TransInsideOnly
Type
CHAR
On write inside cells

only
Off write not only
inside cells
Optional.
6.3.1.1.
Example
&Transducers
TransName(1)='WholeDomain'
TransContourFile(1)='WholeDomain.dat'
TransOutputFile(1)='WholeDomain'
TransDefCellsFromContour(1)='On'
TransLeftDiscActive(1)='Off'
TransRightDiscActive(1)='Off'
TransCenterDirX(1)=0.0d0
TransCenterDirY(1)=0.0d0
TransCenterDirZ(1)=1.0d0
TransLength(1)=2.0d0
TransFactor(1)=1.0d0
TransTimeStart(1)=0.0d0
TransTimeEnd(1)=0.1d0
TransDTimeOut(1)=0.001d0
TransAverage(1)='On'
TransSliceOut(1)='On'
TransTableOut(1)='Off'
TransdPdtOut(1) = 'On'
&end
Example for signal output
&Transducers
TransName(1)='Transducer1'
TransContourFile(1)= 'Transducer1.dat'
Range of
values
Default
[On,Off]
Off
TransOutputFile(1)=' Transducer '

TransLeftDiscActive(1)='Off'
TransInsideOnly(1)=On
/
Thus cfoam should write data in space and time for cells, which are inside the cylinder, in
binary format for every processor which has non-zero number of these cells. Then one should
run outFoamX which writes these data in text format:
!
!
!
!
!
!
Table
x .................
y .................
z .................
Time Pres Uvel Vvel Wvel Temp
.... .... .... .... .... ....
6.3.2.
AcousticSurfaces
Due to unknown averaged field of pressure it is difficult to compute acoustic signal during the
simulation. So AcousticSurface writes data for acoustic post-processor. Detailed description
of parameters in Table 3. Maximum number of acoustic surfaces is 100.
Table 3. Parameters of AcousticSurface
Name
Type

Transducers name
SurfName
CHAR
Required.
Range of
values
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Default
_______
Name
SurfContourFile
Type

File name with contour
coordinates
CHAR
Required.
If (On) compute
transducers cells through
intersection of cylinder and
mesh. And write file
CellTrans_+ TransName
with transducers cells.
Range of
values
Default
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
_______
[On,Off]
On
If (Off) read transducers

cells from file
CellTrans_+ TransName.
SurfDefCellsFromContour
CHAR
Format CellTrans_+
TransName:
TransName
nCellsOut:
600
CellsOut
114 5.512 5.512 -6.310 !
n meshCellCenters(1:3)
Area
114 1.452162073217283 !
n Area
xOut(1:3)
114 -5.473849961365770
-5.473805366966713
6.266947997801560 ! n
xOut(1:3)
Normal(1:3)
114 -0.548122267150357
-0.548127242044391
0.631758266097691 ! n
normal(1:3)
Optional.
Name
SurfCenterDirX
SurfCenterDirY
SurfCenterDirZ
SurfLeftDiscActive
SurfRightDiscActive
Range of
values
Default
[-1d10,
1d10]
0d0
[-1d10,
1d10]
1d0
[-1d10,
1d10]
0d0
CHAR
Optional.
On - take into account left
surface
account left surface
[On,Off]
On
CHAR
Optional.
right surface
account right surface
[On,Off]
On
Type

x-component of cylinders
axis
REAL(8)
Optional.
y-component of cylinders
axis
REAL(8)
Optional.
z-component of cylinders
axis
REAL(8)
Optional.
Length of cylinder
SurfLength
REAL(8)
[0d0, 1d10]
0.2d0
SurfFactor
Optional.
Coefficient restriction
(extension) of cylinder from
REAL(8) left to right
[0d0, 1d10]
1d0
[0d0, 1d10]
0d0
[0d0, 1d10]
1d10
[0d0, 1d10]
_______
Optional.
Start time for output
SurfTimeStart
REAL(8)
Optional.
End time for output
SurfTimeEnd
REAL(8)
Optional.
Time interval of output
SurfDTimeOut
REAL(8)
Required.
Name
Type
Range of
values
Default
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Outout file name. If it is

given.
Acoustic Mesh is written
into
SurfAcousticsOut +Mesh
In bynary format:
write(11) nCellsOut
write(11) (areaOut(i),
i=1,nCellsOut)
write(11) ((xOut(j,i),
j=1,3), i=1,nCellsOut)
write(11)
((normalOut(j,i),
j=1,3), i=1,nCellsOut)
write(11) (
meshCellOut(i),
i=1,nCellsOut)
SurfAcousticsOut
CHAR
and all variables every time

step is written into file
SurfAcousticsOut
write(11)
ttime,0,nCellsOut
write(11) &
(Unew(1:3,CellsOut(i)),
pnew(CellsOut(i)),
rhonew(CellsOut(i)),
i=1,nCellsOut)
If (SurfAcousticsOut== )
then acoustics is computed
during the simulation, but in
this case additional input
information is requied.
Optional.
6.3.2.1.
Example
&AcousticSurfaces
SurfName(1)='Cube'
SurfContourFile(1)='Cube.dat'
SurfDefCellsFromContour(1)='On'
SurfCenterDirX(1)=0.0d0
SurfCenterDirY(1)=0.0d0
SurfCenterDirZ(1)=1.0d0
SurfLeftDiscActive(1)='On'
SurfRightDiscActive(1)='On'
SurfFactor(1)=1.0d0
SurfLength(1)=20d0
SurfAcousticsOut(1)='CubeOut.dat'
SurfSphere(1)='On'
SurfCenterX(1)=0.0d0
SurfCenterY(1)=0.0d0
SurfCenterZ(1)=0.0d0
SurfRadius(1)=10.0d0
&end
7.
Format of input file

outFoamX.input
It is input file for outFoamX.exe. The input file follows a FORTRAN like syntax and it
is organized in sections.
7.1.
List of sections in outFoamX.input

Table 4. Sections of input file outFoamX.input.
Name
Description
ReadFile
Set of domains (mesh, cell variables, face variables)
TransducerSurface
To get subdomains
Listeners
Observer data for acoustic.
7.2.
Description of sections
7.2.1.
ReadFile
There are parameters about output domains (subdomains) which were written by
CFOAM.exe. Detailed description of ReadFiles parameters in Table 5. Maximum number of
ReadFiles is 100.
Table 5. Parameters of ReadFile
Name
Type

File name with mesh.
ReadFileMesh
CHAR
Required.
File name with cells data.
ReadFileOut
CHAR
Required.
File name with face data.
ReadFileOutRes
Optional.
WriteDatFile
Name for output tecPlot file

tecplot
CHAR
Optional.
Number of processors.
nump
Range of
values
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
RestartBin
CHAR
_______
OutRes
dat
[1,9999]
INTEGER
INTEGER
_______
_______
Required.
Number of processors big mesh.
nump3D
Default
Required if
Transform2Dto3D==On.
On read restart in binary
format
Off read restart in text format
Optional.
_______
[1,9999]
[On,Off]
On
Name
Type
Range of
values
Default
[On,Off]
On
[On,Off]
Off
[On,Off]
Off
[On,Off]
On
On read restart
RestartOut
CHAR
Off do not read restart

Optional.
On compute acoustic signals
for all listeners
Acoustic mesh is red from
ReadFileMesh. Variables is red
from ReadFileOut.
CalcAcoustics
CHAR
Acoustic signal is written into

files
WriteDatFile+_+ListenerName
Off do not compute acoustic
signal
Optional.
On compute and write
velocity module into 6th array in
tecPlot output file.
CalcVelocityModule6
Off do nothing extra

CHAR
If(CalcVorticityModule6==On)
CalcVelocityModule6 = Off
Optional.
On compute and write
vorticity module into 6th array in
tecPlot output file.
CalcVorticityModule6
Off do nothing extra

CHAR
If(CalcVorticityModule6==On)
CalcVelocityModule6 = Off
Optional.
Name
Type

Compute Qfactor into 7th array in
tecPlotOutput
CalcQfactor7
CHAR
Range of
values
Default
[On,Off]
On
[On,Off]
Off
Optional.
On transform the solution
from coarse mesh into the fine
mesh.
Note, coarse mesh is red from
CellCenters2D
FaceCenters2D
fine mesh is red from

CellCenters3D
FaceCenters3D
Transform2Dto3D
CHAR
Cell and face variables are red

from
ReadFileMesh
ReadFileOut
Actually a coarse mesh is not

required to be 2D!
Off do not transform the
solution from coarse mesh into
the fine mesh.
Optional.
7.2.1.1.
Example
&ReadFile
ReadFileMesh(1) = 'outmesh'
ReadFileOut(1) = 'out'
WriteDatFile(1) = 'dat'
nump(1) = 1
RestartBin(1) = 'On'
RestartOut(1) = 'On'
ReadFileMesh(2) = 'WholeDomainmesh'
ReadFileOut(2) = 'WholeDomain'
WriteDatFile(2) = 'WholeDomain'
nump(2) = 1
RestartOut(2) = 'Off'
CalcVorticityModule6(2) = 'Off'
ReadFileMesh(3) = 'CubeOut.datMesh'
ReadFileOut(3) = 'CubeOut.dat'
WriteDatFile(3) = 'CubeOut'
nump(3) = 1
CalcAcoustics(3) = 'On'
ReadFileMesh(4) = 'Cubemeshhsp'
ReadFileOut(4) = 'Cubehsp'
WriteDatFile(4) = 'dathsp'
nump(4) = 1
&end
Example for signal output
&ReadFile
ReadFileMesh(1)='Transducer1mesh'
ReadFileOut(1)='Transducer1'
WriteDatFile(1)='Transducer1'
nump(1)=1200
RestartBin(1)='On'
RestartOut(1)='Off'
ReadSetOfFiles(1)='On'
nStartFile(1)=1
SignalOutput(1)='on'
RMSout(1)='Off'
/
7.2.2.
TransducerSurface
There are parameters about output subdomains from the domains defined above.
Detailed description of TransducerSurfaces parameters in Table 6. Maximum number of
TransducerSurface s is 100.
Table 6. Parameters of TransducerSurface
Name
TransReadFileNumber
Type
Write subdomain for

ReadFile with number
INTEREG TransReadFileNumber
Required.
All other parameters are the same as for Transducer in zai.KCAS (see Table 2)
7.2.2.1.
Example
&TransducerSurface
TransReadFileNumber(1) = 2
TransName(1)='Contour'
TransContourFile(1)='ContourClose.dat'
TransOutputFile(1)='ContourTable_2011-10-06.dat'
TransLeftDiscActive(1)='On'
TransRightDiscActive(1)='On'
TransStepX(1)=0.02
TransStepY(1)=0.02
TransStepZ(1)=0.02
Range of
values
Default
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
_______
&end
7.2.3.
Listeners
There are parameters for acoustic observers. Detailed description of Listeners

parameters in Table 7. Maximum number of Listeners is 100.
Table 7. Parameters of Listeners
Name
Type
Write subdomain for

ReadFile with number
INTEREG TransReadFileNumber
ListenerName
Required.
X-coordinate of observer
ListenerLocationX
REAL(8)
Required.
REAL(8) Y-coordinate of observer
ListenerLocationY
Required.
REAL(8) Z-coordinate of observer
ListenerLocationZ
Required.
REAL(8) Time interval for acoustic
signal output.
ListenerDtOut
Optional.
REAL(8) Sound velocity.
ListenerSound
Optional.
7.2.3.1.
Example
&Listeners
ListenerName(1)='Observer1'
ListenerLocationX(1)=0d0
ListenerLocationY(1)=0d0
ListenerLocationZ(1)=50d0
ListenerDtOut(1)=0.001d0
ListenerSound(1)=340.0d0
Range of
values
Default
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
_______
[-1d10,
1d10]
_______
[-1d10,
1d10]
_______
[-1d10,
1d10]
_______
[1d-10,
1d10]
2d-2
[1d-10,
1d10]
3.4d2
&end
8.
Examples of input files

zai.KCAS and outFoamX.input
8.1.
zai.KCAS
!1 (39 (12 wall TUBE2)())

!2 (39 (13 wall WALL)())
!3 (39 (14 wall TUBE1)())
!4 (39 (15 wall OUTL)())
!5 (39 (16 wall INLT)())
!1
FLAP_SURFS
!2
WALL0
!3
INLET
!4
BOTTOM
!5
TOP
!6
OUTLET
!7
WALL_NEAR_FLAP
&BoundCond
BoundType(1)= 3
P_outlet(1)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 1)= 295.8716
BoundType(2)= 2
U_inlet(2)= 20.0
V_inlet(2)= 0
W_inlet(2)= 0
P_inlet(2)= 101300.0
T0_inlet( 2)= 295.8716
BoundType(3)= 1
P_outlet(3)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 3)= 295.8716
BoundType(4)= 1
P_outlet(4)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 4)= 295.8716
BoundType(5)= 1
P_outlet(5)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 5)= 295.8716
BoundType(6)= 1
P_outlet(6)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 6)= 295.8716
BoundType(7)= 1
P_outlet(7)= 101300.0
T0_outlet( 7)= 295.8716
&end
&material
mu=1.5D-5
! mu=0d0
gam=1.4d0
&end
&solution
cfl= 0.3
! 0.16
UFON=20.0
VFON=0.0
WFON=0.0
ROFON=1.1927062
PFON= 101300.0
TFON=295.8716
epsilon=0.d0
!0
n=0.0d0
rwall=2.0d0
dtOut=2d-2
! 20d-6
sound = 344.827
&end
&vertex
ivertex= 0
&end
&printing
irestart=0
NPrint=30000
NSTOP=10000000
&end
&Transducers
TransName(1)='Slice'
TransContourFile(1)='Slice.dat'
TransOutputFile(1)='Slice'
&end
&AcousticSurfaces
SurfName(1)='Surface1'
SurfContourFile(1)='ContourClose.dat'
SurfDefCellsFromContour(1)='On'
SurfCenterDirX(1)=0.0
SurfCenterDirY(1)=0.0
SurfCenterDirZ(1)=1.0
SurfLeftDiscActive='On'
SurfRightDiscActive='On'
SurfFactor(1)=1.0
SurfLength(1)=1.0
SurfAcousticsOut(1)='Surface1_proba.dat'
&end
8.2.
outFoamX.input
&ReadFile
ReadFileMesh(1) = 'outmesh'
ReadFileOut(1) = 'out'
WriteDatFile(1) = 'dat'
nump(1) = 2
RestartOut(1) = 'On'
ReadFileMesh(2) = 'Slicemesh'
ReadFileOut(2) = 'Slice'
WriteDatFile(2) = 'Slice'
nump(2) = 2
&end
&TransducerSurface
TransReadFileNumber(1) = 2
TransName(1)='Contour'
TransContourFile(1)='ContourClose.dat'
TransOutputFile(1)='ContourTable_2011-10-06.dat'
TransRightDiscActive(1)='On'
TransStepX(1)=0.02
TransStepY(1)=0.02
TransStepZ(1)=0.02
&end
9.
Mesh manipulations
9.1.
Mesh conversion from ICEM CFD format

into OpenFOAM format
The mesh in ICEM CFD format can be converted into openFOAM format using OpenFOAM
routine fluent3DMeshToFoam:
> fluent3DMeshToFoam name_file_with_mesh
9.2.
Set up periodic boundary conditions
fluent3DMeshToFoam does not convert periodic boundary numeration from the mesh in
ICEM CFD into OpenFOAM format correctly. For this purpose one needs to specify the right
numeration using the following parameters in section Tuning (see Table). After that one will
have new files: points, owner, faces.
Then it is necessary to put the right openFOAM head of the file:
/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========
|
|
| \\
/ F ield
| OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
|
| \\
/
O peration
| Version: 1.7.1
|
|
\\ /
A nd
| Web:
www.OpenFOAM.com
|
|
\\/
M anipulation |
|
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Modify boundary since there is only one periodic boundary now and delete return in the
following string in owner
note
"nPoints:
458328
nInternalFaces:
454667 ";
Name
NewPeriodicNumerationOn
nCells:
Type
CHAR
227944
nFaces:

To define new numeration
for periodic boundaries
Required.
The number of the first
periodic boundary
PeriodicBound1
Integer
Required.
912997
Range of
values
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Default
On
Name
Type
Range of
values
Default
Any
(maximum
50
characters)
Off
The number of the second

periodic boundary
PeriodicBound2
Integer
PreprOnlyOn
CHAR
Required.
Run only pre-processing
(not to run simulation)
Required.
Example:
&Tuning
NewPeriodicNumerationOn='On' ! 1 ! --- eto dlya perenumeracii granic, 4toby sdelat'
periodi4eskie granusloviya usloviya
PeriodicBound1=7
! dlya togo je
PeriodicBound2=8
! dlya togo je
nTimeStepAcceleration=20000
! eto dlya "myagkogo" vyhoda na CABARET,
4toby skgladit' otrajeniya kotorye vna4ale srazu vozniknut ot tverdyh poverhnostej
PreprOnlyOn='On'
meshFactorX=0.1d0
! Aerofoil chord = 1 m
meshFactorY=0.1d0
! Rod diameter = 0.1 m
meshFactorZ=0.0304855742d0 ! Z/2 = 0.164012 m

/
9.3.
Refine mesh
Mesh refinement can be performed using the following 2 commands:

> cellSet
> refineMesh
See refineMeshDict:
globalCoeffs
{
tan1
tan2
}
directions
( 0 0 10 );
( 0 1 0 );
( tan1 ); // it means that the refinement will be done along to
// tan1 direction

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INPUT AND OUTPUT FILES

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MODELS

FORMAT OF INPUT FILE ZAI.KCAS

FORMAT OF INPUT FILE ZAI.KCAS

EXAMPLES OF INPUT FILES ZAI.KCAS AND OUTFOAMX.INPUT

CFOAM is the high-quality program software for simulation gas dynamics.

General information about

Table 2. Output files.

A brief description of the

Format of input file zai.KCAS

organized in sections. Every section is represented as following:

List of sections in zai.KCAS

Properties (viscosity, heat capacity ratio)

Initial conditions, scheme viscosity parameters and

Restart (on/off), global output parameters and maximum

Number of boundary condition should be equalled to the number of boundary conditions in

Description and units

Description and units

Description and units

Description and units

Initial density, kg/m^3

Description and units

Description and units

V = V_init + (V_boundaryV_init) * max((nT-nTs)/

For boundary condition

Scale factor along Ox, 1

Description and units

Scale factor along Ox, 1

Scale factor along Ox, 1

Description and units

Description and units

Every word notes a

Description and units

On - take into account

Description and units

Off cylinder is hollow

Description and units

Minimal distance in xdirection between

Description and units

It is not useful for

Description and units

Description and units

On write inside cells

TransOutputFile(1)=' Transducer '

Description and units

Description and units

If (Off) read transducers

Description and units

Description and units

Outout file name. If it is

and all variables every time

Format of input file

List of sections in outFoamX.input

Set of domains (mesh, cell variables, face variables)

Observer data for acoustic.

Description and units

Name for output tecPlot file

Description and units

Off do not read restart

Acoustic signal is written into