screwConveyor updated.

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/caseSetup/interaction

@@ -6,49 +6,46 @@ objectName interaction;
 objectType dicrionary;
 fileFormat 	ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+materials       (prop1);    // a list of materials names
 
-materials      (prop1);    // a list of materials names
 densities      (1000.0);   // density of materials [kg/m3]
 
 contactListType   sortedContactList; 
 
+contactSearch
+{
+   method         NBS;          // method for broad search particle-particle
+   
+   updateInterval  10;
+
+   sizeRatio      1.1;
+
+   cellExtent    0.55;
+
+   adjustableBox   No;
+}
+
 model
 {
    contactForceModel nonLinearNonLimited;
-   rollingFrictionModel normal;
 
-   Yeff  (1.0e6);       // Young modulus [Pa]
+   rollingFrictionModel           normal;
 
-   Geff  (0.8e6);       // Shear modulus [Pa]
+   Yeff  (1.0e6);          // Young modulus [Pa]
 
-   nu    (0.25);        // Poisson's ratio [-]
+   Geff  (0.8e6);          // Shear modulus [Pa]
 
-   en    (0.7);         // coefficient of normal restitution
+   nu     (0.25);          // Poisson's ratio [-]
 
-   et    (1.0);         // coefficient of tangential restitution 
+   en      (0.7);          // coefficient of normal restitution
 
-   mu    (0.3);         // dynamic friction 
+   et      (1.0);          // coefficient of tangential restitution 
 
-   mur   (0.1);         // rolling friction 
+   mu      (0.3);          // dynamic friction 
-        
+
+   mur     (0.1);          // rolling friction        
 }
 
 
-contactSearch
-{
-   method         NBS;           // method for broad search particle-particle
-   wallMapping    cellMapping;   // method for broad search particle-wall 
 
-   NBSInfo
-   {
-      updateFrequency 10;        // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list 
-      sizeRatio      1.1;        // bounding box size to particle diameter (max)
-   }
 
-   cellMappingInfo
-   {
-      updateFrequency 10;        // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list  
-      cellExtent     0.6;        // bounding box for particle-wall search (> 0.5)
-   }
-
-}

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/caseSetup/particleInsertion

@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ objectName particleInsertion;
 objectType dicrionary;
 fileFormat 	ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+active           yes;          // is insertion active -> yes or no
 
-
+checkForCollision No;          // is checked          -> yes or no
-active  yes;          // is insertion active?
-
-collisionCheck No;   // not implemented for yes
 
 /*
 five layers of particles are packed one-by-one using 5 insertion steps. 
@@ -18,29 +16,42 @@ five layers of particles are packed one-by-one using 5 insertion steps.
 
 layer0
 {
-   type		      cylinderRegion; // type of insertion region
+   regionType		      cylinder;            // type of insertion region
-   rate 	      5000;  // insertion rate (particles/s)
-   startTime 	  0;      // (s)
-   endTime   	  100;    // (s)
-   interval       0.03;  //s  
 
-   cylinderRegionInfo 
+   cylinderInfo 
    {
-   	radius 	0.09;       // radius of cylinder (m)
+      // coordinates of center of both ends of the insertion cylinder on 
-   	p1 (0.22 0.73 0.25); // (m,m,m)
+      // the right side of the screwConveyor(m,m,m)
-   	p2 (0.22 0.742 0.25); // (m,m,m)
+
+      p1  (0.22 0.73 0.25);          // (m,m,m)
+
+      p2 (0.22 0.742 0.25);          // (m,m,m)
+
+      radius          0.09;          // radius of cylinder (m)
    }
+
+   timeControl      simulationTime;
+
+   insertionInterval       0.03;          // seconds  
+
+   rate 	                  5000;          // insertion rate (particles/s)
+
+   startTime 	             0.0;          // seconds
+
+   endTime   	           100.0;          // seconds
    
    setFields
    {
-     velocity    realx3 (0.0 -0.6 -0); // initial velocity of inserted particles 
+      velocity    realx3 (0.0 -0.6 -0);          // initial velocity of inserted particles 
    }
    
    mixture
    {
-      sphere1 1; // mixture composition of inserted particles 
+      sphere1 1;          // mixture composition of inserted particles   
-      
    }
 }
 
 
+
+
+

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/caseSetup/shapes

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ objectName 	sphereDict;
 objectType 	sphereShape;
 fileFormat 	ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+names 		(sphere1); 	        // names of shapes 
+
+diameters 	   (0.01);		    // diameter of shapes 
+
+materials	  (prop1);	        // material names for shapes 
+
 
-names 		(sphere1); 	// names of shapes 
-diameters 	(0.01);	// diameter of shapes 
-materials	(prop1);	// material names for shapes 

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/settings/domainDict

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* -------------------------------*- C++ -*--------------------------------- *\ 
+|  phasicFlow File                                                            | 
+|  copyright: www.cemf.ir                                                     | 
+\* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */  
+objectName 	domainDict;
+objectType 	dictionary;
+fileFormat  ASCII;
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+globalBox          // Simulation domain: every particles that goes outside this domain will be deleted
+{
+	min (0.0 -0.06 0.001);
+
+	max       (1.2 1 0.5);
+}
+
+boundaries
+{
+	// Determines how often (how many iterations) do you want to 
+	// rebuild the list of particles in the neighbor list 
+	// of all boundaries in the simulation domain 
+	neighborListUpdateInterval 10;
+
+	// Determines how often do you want to update the new changes in the boundary
+	updateInterval              1;
+
+	// The distance from the boundary plane within which particles are marked to be in the boundary list
+	neighborLength           0.01;
+
+	left
+	{
+		type exit;	        // other options: periodict, reflective 	
+	}
+
+	right
+	{
+		type exit;          // other options: periodict, reflective 	
+	}
+
+	bottom
+	{
+		type exit;          // other options: periodict, reflective 	
+	}
+
+	top
+	{
+		type exit;          // other options: periodict, reflective 	
+	}
+
+	rear
+	{
+		type exit;          // other options: periodict, reflective 	
+	}
+
+	front
+	{
+		type exit;          // other options: periodict, reflective 	
+	}
+}

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/settings/geometryDict

@@ -6,40 +6,50 @@ objectName 	geometryDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat 	ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+motionModel rotatingAxis;          // motion model can be rotatingAxis or stationary or vibrating
 
-// motion model: rotating object around an axis
+rotatingAxisInfo                   // information for rotatingAxisMotion motion model 
-motionModel rotatingAxisMotion; 
+{
+	rotAxis 
+	{
+		p1  (1.09635 0.2010556 0.22313511);	         // first point for the axis of rotation 
+		
+		p2 (0.0957492 0.201556 0.22313511);	         // second point for the axis of rotation
+
+		omega     3; 		                         // rotation speed (rad/s)
+
+		startTime 5;                                 // start time of rotation
+
+		endTime  30;                                 // end time of rotation
+	}
+} 
 
 surfaces
 {
 	helix
 	{
-		type 	 stlWall;  	// type of the wall
+		type 	   stlWall;  	     // type of the wall
-		file 	 helix.stl;	// file name in stl folder		
+
-		material prop1;   // material name of this wall
+		file 	 helix.stl;	         // file name in stl folder	
-		motion 	 rotAxis;	// motion component name 
+
+		material     prop1;          // material name of this wall
+
+		motion 	   rotAxis;	         // motion component name 
 	}
 
 	shell
 	{
-		type 	 stlWall;  	// type of the wall
+		type 	   stlWall;  	     // type of the wall
-		file 	 shell.stl;	// file name in stl folder		
-		material prop1;   // material name of this wall
-		motion 	 none;		// motion component name 
-	}
 
-}
+		file 	 shell.stl;	         // file name in stl folder	
 
+		material     prop1;          // material name of this wall
 
-rotatingAxisMotionInfo
+		motion 	      none;		     // motion component name 
-{
-	rotAxis 
-	{
-		p1 (1.09635 0.2010556 0.22313511);	// first point for the axis of rotation 
-		p2 (0.0957492 0.201556 0.22313511);	// second point for the axis of rotation
-		omega 3; 		// rotation speed (rad/s)
-		startTime 5;
-		endTime 30;
 	}
 }
 
+
+
+
+

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/settings/particlesDict

@@ -6,35 +6,38 @@ objectName 	particlesDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat 	ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-// positions particles 
-positionParticles
-{
-	method empty;     		// creates the required fields with zero particles (empty). 
-
-	maxNumberOfParticles 	50000; // maximum number of particles in the simulation
-	mortonSorting 			Yes;    // perform initial sorting based on morton 
-
-}
-
 setFields
 {
 	defaultValue 
 	{
-		// linear velocity (m/s)
+		velocity 	    realx3 	(0 0 0);          // linear velocity (m/s)
-		velocity 	realx3 	(0 0 0);
 
-		// linear acceleration (m/s2)
+		acceleration 	realx3 	(0 0 0);          // linear acceleration (m/s2)
-		acceleration 	realx3 	(0 0 0);
 
-		// rotational velocity (rad/s)
+		rVelocity 	    realx3 	(0 0 0);          // rotational velocity (rad/s)
-		rVelocity 	realx3 	(0 0 0);
 
-		// name of the particle shape
+		shapeName 	    word	sphere1;          // name of the particle shape
-		shapeName 	word	sphere1;
 	}
 
 	selectors
 	{}
 }
+
+positionParticles                           // positions particles 
+{
+	method                  empty;     		// other options: ordered and random 
+
+	maxNumberOfParticles 	50000;          // maximum number of particles in the simulation
+
+	regionType                box;          // other options: cylinder and sphere
+
+	boxInfo                                 // box for positioning particles 
+	{
+		min    (-0.1 -0.08 0.015);          // lower corner point of the box 
+
+		max       (0.1 0.0 0.098);          // upper corner point of the box 
+	}
+}
+
+
+

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/settings/settingsDict

@@ -6,33 +6,31 @@ objectName 	settingsDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat 	ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+run 			screwConveyor;
 
-run 			layerdSiloFilling;
+dt 				       0.0001; 	        // time step for integration (s)
 
-dt 				0.0001; 	// time step for integration (s)
+startTime 		          0.0; 			// start time for simulation 
 
-startTime 		0; 			// start time for simulation 
+endTime 		         20.0;	 		// end time for simulation 
 
-endTime 		20;	 		// end time for simulation 
+saveInterval 	         0.05; 		    // time interval for saving the simulation
 
-saveInterval 	0.05; 		// time interval for saving the simulation
+timePrecision               6;			// maximum number of digits for time folder 
 
-timePrecision   6;			// maximum number of digits for time folder 
+g 				   (0 -9.8 0);          // gravity vector (m/s2) 
 
-g 				(0 -9.8 0); // gravity vector (m/s2) 
+// save necessary (i.e., required) data on disk
+includeObjects (diameter);
+// exclude unnecessary data from saving on disk
+excludeObjects (rVelocity.dy1 pStructPosition.dy1 pStructVelocity.dy1);
 
-/*
+integrationMethod 		AdamsBashforth2; 	      // integration method 
-	Simulation domain 
-	every particles that goes outside this domain is deleted.
-*/
-domain 
-{
-	min (0.0 -0.06 0.001);
-	max (1.2 1 0.5);
-}
 
-integrationMethod 		AdamsBashforth3; 	// integration method 
+writeFormat			              ascii;          // data writting format (ascii or binary)
+
+timersReport 			            Yes;  	      // report timers
+
+timersReportInterval   	           0.01;	      // time interval for reporting timers
 
-timersReport 			Yes;  	// report timers?
 
-timersReportInterval   	0.01;	// time interval for reporting timers