layeredSiloFilling tutorial is updated for phasicFlow version 1.x.

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/layeredSiloFilling/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 (-0.11 -0.11 -0.11);
+	
+	max ( 0.11  0.11  0.41);
+}
+
+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 30;
+	
+	// Determines how often do you want to update the new changes in the boundary
+	updateInterval 10;
+
+	// The distance from the boundary plane within which particles are marked to be in the boundary list 
+	neighborLength 0.004;
+
+	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/layeredSiloFilling/settings/geometryDict

@@ -6,47 +6,67 @@ objectName 	geometryDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+motionModel stationary;                // motion model can be rotatingAxis or stationary or vibrating
 
-// motion model: all surfaces are fixed
-motionModel fixedWall; 
+stationaryInfo
+{
+	
+}
 
 surfaces
 {
-	
 	cylinderShell
 	{
-		type 		cylinderWall;  	// type of the wall
-		p1 			(0.0 0.0 0.0);  // begin point of cylinder axis
-		p2 			(0.0 0.0 0.4);  // end point of cylinder axis
-		radius1 	0.1;		// radius at p1
-		radius2 	0.1;		// radius at p2
-		resolution 	36;      	// number of divisions
-		material 	wallMat;   	// material name of this wall
+		type 		cylinderWall;  	   // type of the wall
+
+		p1 			(0.0 0.0 0.0);     // begin point of cylinder axis
+
+		p2 			(0.0 0.0 0.4);     // end point of cylinder axis
+
+		radius1 	0.1;		       // radius at p1
+ 
+		radius2 	0.1;		       // radius at p2
+
+		resolution 	36;      	       // number of divisions
+
+		material 	wallMat;   	       // material name of this wall
 	}
 
 	coneShell
 	{
-		type 		cylinderWall;  	// type of the wall
-		p1 			(0.0 0.0 -0.1);  // begin point of cylinder axis
-		p2 			(0.0 0.0 0.0);  // end point of cylinder axis
-		radius1 	0.02;		// radius at p1
-		radius2 	0.1;		// radius at p2
-		resolution 	36;      	// number of divisions
-		material 	wallMat;   	// material name of this wall
+		type 		cylinderWall;  	   // type of the wall
+
+		p1 			(0.0 0.0 -0.1);    // begin point of cylinder axis
+
+		p2 			(0.0 0.0 0.0);     // end point of cylinder axis
+
+		radius1 	0.02;		       // radius at p1
+
+		radius2 	0.1;		       // radius at p2
+
+		resolution 	36;      	       // number of divisions
+
+		material 	wallMat;   	       // material name of this wall
 	}
 
 	/*
-	This is a plane wall at the exit of silo
+		This is a plane wall at the exit of silo
 	*/
+
 	exitGate
 	{
-		type planeWall;
-		p1 (-0.02 -0.02 -0.1);
-		p2 ( 0.02 -0.02 -0.1);
-		p3 ( 0.02  0.02 -0.1);
-		p4 (-0.02  0.02 -0.1);
-		material wallMat;
+		type planeWall;                // type of the wall
+
+		p1 (-0.02 -0.02 -0.1);         // first point of the wall
+
+		p2 ( 0.02 -0.02 -0.1);         // second point of the wall
+
+		p3 ( 0.02  0.02 -0.1);         // third point of the wall
+
+		p4 (-0.02  0.02 -0.1);         // fourth point of the wall
+		 
+		material wallMat;              // material name of the wall 
 	}
-		
 }
 
+

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/layeredSiloFilling/settings/particlesDict

@@ -6,27 +6,39 @@ objectName 	particlesDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
 setFields
 {
+	/*
+	    	Default value for fields defined for particles
+		These fields should always be defined for simulations with 
+		spherical particles.
+	*/
+
 	defaultValue 
 	{
-		velocity 		realx3 	(0 0 0); 		// linear velocity (m/s)
-		acceleration 	realx3 	(0 0 0); 		// linear acceleration (m/s2)
-		rVelocity 		realx3 	(0 0 0);  		// rotational velocity (rad/s)
-		shapeName 		word	lightSphere; 	// name of the particle shape 
+		velocity 		realx3 	(0 0 0); 		           // linear velocity (m/s)
+
+		acceleration 	realx3 	(0 0 0); 		           // linear acceleration (m/s2)
+
+		rVelocity 		realx3 	(0 0 0);  		           // rotational velocity (rad/s)
+
+		shapeName 		word	lightSphere; 	           // name of the particle shape 
 	}
 
 	selectors
 	{}
 }
 
-// positions particles 
-positionParticles
+positionParticles                                          // positions particles 
 {
-	method empty;     		// creates the required fields with zero particles (empty). 
+	method empty;     		                               // other options: ordered and random 
 
-	maxNumberOfParticles 	50000; // maximum number of particles in the simulation
-	mortonSorting 			Yes;    // perform initial sorting based on morton code?   
+	regionType box;                                        // other options: cylinder and sphere  
 
+	boxInfo                                                // box region for positioning particles 
+	{
+		min (-0.08 -0.08 0.015);                           // lower corner point of the box 
+
+		max ( 0.08  0.08 0.098);	                       // upper corner point of the box 
+	} 
 }

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/layeredSiloFilling/settings/settingsDict

@@ -6,35 +6,29 @@ objectName 	settingsDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
 run 			layerdSiloFilling;
 
-dt 				0.00001; 	// time step for integration (s)
+dt 				0.00001; 	                     // time step for integration (s)
 
-startTime 		0; 			// start time for simulation 
+startTime 		0.0; 			                 // start time for simulation 
 
-endTime 		5;	 		// end time for simulation 
+endTime 		5.0;	 		                 // 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 0 -9.8); // gravity vector (m/s2) 
+g 				(0 0 -9.8);                      // gravity vector (m/s2) 
 
-/*
-	Simulation domain 
-	every particles that goes outside this domain is deleted.
-*/
-domain 
-{
-	min (-0.1 -0.1 -0.1);
-	max ( 0.1  0.1  0.40);
-}
+// 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 		AdamsBashforth3; 	// integration method 
+integrationMethod 		AdamsBashforth2; 	     // integration method 
 
-writeFormat				ascii;
+writeFormat				ascii;                   // data writting format (ascii or binary)
 
-timersReport 			Yes;  	// report timers?
+timersReport 			Yes;  	                 // report timers
 
-timersReportInterval   	0.01;	// time interval for reporting timers
+timersReportInterval   	0.01;	                 // time interval for reporting timers