Normal vector of wall is included into the wall velocity calculations

src/Interaction/grainInteraction/grainInteraction/grainInteractionKernels.hpp

@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ struct pwInteractionFunctor
 		real cGFj = coarseGrainFactor_[i];
 		realx3 xi = pos_[i];
 		
-		realx3x3 tri = triangles_(tj); 
+		realx3x3 tri = triangles_(tj);
+		const realx3& normW = triangles_.normal(tj);
+
 		real ovrlp;
 		realx3 Nij, cp;
 
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ struct pwInteractionFunctor
 
 			int32 mInd	= wTriMotionIndex_[tj];
 			
-			auto Vw = motionModel_(mInd, cp);
+			auto Vw = motionModel_(mInd, cp, normW);
 			
 			//output<< "par-wall index "<< i<<" - "<< tj<<endl;
 			

src/Interaction/sphereInteraction/sphereInteraction/sphereInteractionKernels.hpp

@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ struct pwInteractionFunctor
 		real Rj = 10000.0;
 		realx3 xi = pos_[i];
 		
-		realx3x3 tri = triangles_(tj); 
+		const realx3x3 tri = triangles_(tj);
+		const realx3& normW = triangles_.normal(tj); 
+
 		real ovrlp;
 		realx3 Nij, cp;
 
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ struct pwInteractionFunctor
 
 			int32 mInd	= wTriMotionIndex_[tj];
 			
-			auto Vw = motionModel_(mInd, cp);
+			auto Vw = motionModel_(mInd, cp, normW);
 			
 			//output<< "par-wall index "<< i<<" - "<< tj<<endl;
 			

src/MotionModel/MotionModel/MotionModel.hpp

@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ public:
 		~ModelInterface()=default;
 
 		INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-		realx3 pointVelocity(uint32 n, const realx3& p)const
+		realx3 pointVelocity(uint32 n, const realx3& p, const realx3& wallNormal)const
 		{
-			return components_[n].linVelocityPoint(p);
+			return components_[n].linVelocityPoint(p, wallNormal);
 		}
 
 		INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-		realx3 operator()(uint32 n, const realx3& p)const
+		realx3 operator()(uint32 n, const realx3& p, const realx3& wallNormal)const
 		{
-			return pointVelocity(n,p);
+			return pointVelocity(n, p, wallNormal);
 		}
 
 		INLINE_FUNCTION_HD

src/MotionModel/entities/conveyorBelt/conveyorBelt.cpp

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pFlow::conveyorBelt::conveyorBelt(const dictionary& dict)
   if(!read(dict))
 	{
 		fatalErrorInFunction<<
-		"  error in reading conveyorBelt from dictionary "<< dict.globalName()<<endl;
+		"  error in reading from dictionary "<< dict.globalName()<<endl;
 		fatalExit;
 	}
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,21 @@ FUNCTION_H
 bool pFlow::conveyorBelt::read(const dictionary& dict)
 {	
 
-	tangentVelocity_ 		= dict.getVal<realx3>("tangentVelocity");
+	linearVelocity_ 		= dict.getVal<real>("linearVelocity");
+    normal_             = dict.getVal<realx3>("normal");
+
+    if(normal_.length() > verySmallValue)
+    {
+        normal_.normalize();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        fatalErrorInFunction<<
+            "  normal vector in "<< 
+            dict.globalName() << 
+            " cannot be zero vector "<<endl;
+        return false;
+    }
 	
 	return true;
 }
@@ -45,12 +59,19 @@ bool pFlow::conveyorBelt::read(const dictionary& dict)
 FUNCTION_H
 bool pFlow::conveyorBelt::write(dictionary& dict) const
 {
-	if( !dict.add("tangentVelocity", tangentVelocity_) )
+	if( !dict.add("linearVelocity", linearVelocity_) )
 	{
 		fatalErrorInFunction<<
 		"  error in writing tangentVelocity to dictionary "<< dict.globalName()<<endl;
 		return false;
 	}
+
+    if(!dict.add("normal", normal_))
+    {
+        fatalErrorInFunction<<
+        "  error in writing normal to dictionary "<< dict.globalName()<<endl;
+        return false;
+    }
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +86,7 @@ bool pFlow::conveyorBelt::read(iIstream& is)
 FUNCTION_H
 bool pFlow::conveyorBelt::write(iOstream& os)const
 {
-  os.writeWordEntry("tangentVelocity", tangentVelocity_);
+    os.writeWordEntry("linearVelocity", linearVelocity_);
-  return true;
+    os.writeWordEntry("normal", normal_);
+    return true;
 }

src/MotionModel/entities/conveyorBelt/conveyorBelt.hpp

@@ -41,65 +41,76 @@ class conveyorBelt
 {
 private:
 
-	realx3  tangentVelocity_{0, 0, 0};
+    /// @brief  linear velocity of the conveyor belt
+    real  linearVelocity_{0};
+
+    /// normal vector of the velocity plane.
+    /// The velocity vector is tangent to this plane (velocity plane). 
+    realx3 normal_{1,0,0};
 
 public:
 
-	TypeInfoNV("conveyorBelt");
+    TypeInfoNV("conveyorBelt");
 
-	FUNCTION_HD
+    FUNCTION_HD
-	conveyorBelt()=default;
+    conveyorBelt()=default;
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	explicit conveyorBelt(const dictionary& dict);
+    explicit conveyorBelt(const dictionary& dict);
-	
+    
 
-	FUNCTION_HD
+    FUNCTION_HD
-	conveyorBelt(const conveyorBelt&) = default;
+    conveyorBelt(const conveyorBelt&) = default;
 
-	conveyorBelt& operator=(const conveyorBelt&) = default;
+    conveyorBelt& operator=(const conveyorBelt&) = default;
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	void setTime(real t)
+    void setTime(real t)
-	{}
+    {}
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    /*INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &)const
+    realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &)const
-	{
+    {
-		return tangentVelocity_;
+        return tangentVelocity_;
-	}
+    }*/
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	realx3 transferPoint(const realx3& p, real)const
+    realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &, const realx3& wallNormal)const
-	{
+    {
-		return p;
+        return linearVelocity_ * cross(wallNormal, normal_);
-	}
+    }
 
-	// - IO operation
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	FUNCTION_H 
+    realx3 transferPoint(const realx3& p, real)const
-	bool read(const dictionary& dict);
+    {
+        return p;
+    }
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    // - IO operation
-	bool write(dictionary& dict) const;
+    FUNCTION_H 
+    bool read(const dictionary& dict);
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	bool read(iIstream& is);
+    bool write(dictionary& dict) const;
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	bool write(iOstream& os)const;
+    bool read(iIstream& is);
+
+    FUNCTION_H
+    bool write(iOstream& os)const;
 
 };
 
 inline iOstream& operator <<(iOstream& os, const conveyorBelt& obj)
 {
-	
+    
-	return os;
+    return os;
 }
 
 inline iIstream& operator >>(iIstream& is, conveyorBelt& obj)
 {
-	
+    
-	return is;
+    return is;
 }
 
 }

src/MotionModel/entities/multiRotatingAxis/multiRotatingAxis.hpp

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
 
 		/// Tangential velocity at point p
 		INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-		realx3 pointTangentialVel(const realx3& p)const
+		realx3 pointTangentialVel(const realx3& p, const realx3& wallNormal)const
 		{
 			realx3 parentVel(0);
 			auto parIndex = parentAxisIndex();
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ public:
 			while(parIndex != -1)
 			{
 				auto& ax = axisList_[parIndex];
-				parentVel += ax.linVelocityPoint(p);
+				parentVel += ax.linVelocityPoint(p, wallNormal);
 				parIndex = ax.parentAxisIndex();
 			}
 
-			return parentVel + rotatingAxis::linVelocityPoint(p);
+			return parentVel + rotatingAxis::linVelocityPoint(p, wallNormal);
 		}
 
 		/// Translate point p for dt seconds based on the axis information

src/MotionModel/entities/rotatingAxis/rotatingAxis.hpp

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
 
 	/// Linear tangential velocity at point p
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &p)const;
+	realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &p, const realx3& wallNormal)const;
 
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
 	realx3 transferPoint(const realx3 p, real dt)const;

src/MotionModel/entities/rotatingAxis/rotatingAxisI.hpp

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Licence:
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-pFlow::realx3 pFlow::rotatingAxis::linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &p)const
+pFlow::realx3 pFlow::rotatingAxis::linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &p, const realx3&)const
 {
 	
 	if(!inTimeRange()) return {0,0,0};

src/MotionModel/entities/stationary/stationary.hpp

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 	{}
 
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &)const
+	realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &, const realx3&)const
 	{
 		return realx3(0);
 	}

src/MotionModel/entities/vibrating/vibrating.hpp

@@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ class dictionary;
  * Creates a sinoidal virating model for a wall. The viration is defined by
  * frequency, amplitude and phase angle. 
  * \f[ 
-	\vec{v}(t) = \vec{A} sin(\vec{\omega}(t-startTime)+\vec{\phi}) 
+    \vec{v}(t) = \vec{A} sin(\vec{\omega}(t-startTime)+\vec{\phi}) 
   \f]
  \verbatim
  // This creates sinoidal vibration on the wall in x-direction. The viration
  // starts at t = 0 s and ends at t = 10 s. 
  {
-  	angularFreq 	(10 0 0);
+      angularFreq 	(10 0 0);
-  	amplitude 		( 1 0 0);
+      amplitude 		( 1 0 0);
-  	phaseAngle		( 0 0 0);
+      phaseAngle		( 0 0 0);
-  	startTime 		0;
+      startTime 		0;
-  	endTime 		10;
+      endTime 		10;
  } \endverbatim
  * 
  * * 
@@ -64,102 +64,102 @@ class dictionary;
  */
 class vibrating
 :
-	public timeInterval
+    public timeInterval
 {
 
 private:
-	
+    
-	// rotation speed 
+    // rotation speed 
-	realx3	angularFreq_{0,0,0};
+    realx3	angularFreq_{0,0,0};
 
-	realx3 	phaseAngle_{0,0,0};
+    realx3 	phaseAngle_{0,0,0};
 
-	realx3  amplitude_{0,0,0};
+    realx3  amplitude_{0,0,0};
 
-	realx3  velocity_{0,0,0};
+    realx3  velocity_{0,0,0};
 
-	realx3  velocity0_{0,0,0};
+    realx3  velocity0_{0,0,0};
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	void calculateVelocity()
+    void calculateVelocity()
-	{
+    {
-		if(inTimeRange())
+        if(inTimeRange())
-		{
+        {
-			velocity_ = amplitude_ * sin( angularFreq_*(time()-startTime() ) + phaseAngle_ );
+            velocity_ = amplitude_ * sin( angularFreq_*(time()-startTime() ) + phaseAngle_ );
-		}else
+        }else
-		{
+        {
-			velocity_ = {0,0,0};
+            velocity_ = {0,0,0};
-		}
+        }
-	}
+    }
 
 public:
 
-	TypeInfoNV("vibrating");
+    TypeInfoNV("vibrating");
 
-	FUNCTION_HD
+    FUNCTION_HD
-	vibrating()=default;
+    vibrating()=default;
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	explicit vibrating(const dictionary& dict);
+    explicit vibrating(const dictionary& dict);
-	
+    
 
-	FUNCTION_HD
+    FUNCTION_HD
-	vibrating(const vibrating&) = default;
+    vibrating(const vibrating&) = default;
 
-	vibrating& operator=(const vibrating&) = default;
+    vibrating& operator=(const vibrating&) = default;
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	void setTime(real t)
+    void setTime(real t)
-	{
+    {
-		if( !equal(t, time()) ) velocity0_ = velocity_;
+        if( !equal(t, time()) ) velocity0_ = velocity_;
-		timeInterval::setTime(t);
+        timeInterval::setTime(t);
-		calculateVelocity();
+        calculateVelocity();
-	}
+    }
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &)const
+    realx3 linVelocityPoint(const realx3 &, const realx3&)const
-	{
+    {
-		return velocity_;
+        return velocity_;
-	}
+    }
 
-	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+    INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	realx3 transferPoint(const realx3& p, real dt)const
+    realx3 transferPoint(const realx3& p, real dt)const
-	{
+    {
-		if(!inTimeRange()) return p;
+        if(!inTimeRange()) return p;
-		return p + static_cast<real>(0.5*dt)*(velocity0_+velocity_);
+        return p + static_cast<real>(0.5*dt)*(velocity0_+velocity_);
-	}
+    }
 
-	// - IO operation
+    // - IO operation
-	FUNCTION_H 
+    FUNCTION_H 
-	bool read(const dictionary& dict);
+    bool read(const dictionary& dict);
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	bool write(dictionary& dict) const;
+    bool write(dictionary& dict) const;
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	bool read(iIstream& is);
+    bool read(iIstream& is);
 
-	FUNCTION_H
+    FUNCTION_H
-	bool write(iOstream& os)const;
+    bool write(iOstream& os)const;
 
 };
 
 inline iOstream& operator <<(iOstream& os, const vibrating& obj)
 {
-	if(!obj.write(os))
+    if(!obj.write(os))
-	{
+    {
-		fatalExit;
+        fatalExit;
-	}
+    }
-	return os;
+    return os;
 }
 
 inline iIstream& operator >>(iIstream& is, vibrating& obj)
 {
-	if( !obj.read(is) )
+    if( !obj.read(is) )
-	{
+    {
-		fatalExit;
+        fatalExit;
-	}
+    }
-	return is;
+    return is;
 }
 
 }

src/phasicFlow/triSurface/triSurface.hpp

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ private:
 	deviceViewType1D<realx3> dPoints_;
 	
 	deviceViewType1D<uint32x3>  dVectices_;
+
+	deviceViewType1D<realx3> dNormals_;
+
 public:
 
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_H
@@ -53,12 +56,14 @@ public:
 		uint32 	numPoints,
 		deviceViewType1D<realx3> points,
 		uint32 	numTrianlges,
-		deviceViewType1D<uint32x3> vertices )
+		deviceViewType1D<uint32x3> vertices,
+		deviceViewType1D<realx3> normals )
 	:
 		numPoints_(numPoints),
 		numTriangles_(numTrianlges),
 		dPoints_(points),
-		dVectices_(vertices)
+		dVectices_(vertices),
+		dNormals_(normals)
 	{}
 
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
@@ -91,11 +96,17 @@ public:
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
 	realx3x3 operator[](uint32 i)const { return triangle(i);	}
 
+	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
+	const realx3& normal(uint32 i)const
+	{
+		return dNormals_[i];
+	}
+
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
 	uint32 numPoints()const { return numPoints_; }
 
 	INLINE_FUNCTION_HD
-	uint32 numTrianlges()const { return numTriangles_;}
+	uint32 numTriangles()const { return numTriangles_;}
 };
 
 
@@ -224,7 +235,8 @@ public:
 				points_.size(),
 				points_.deviceViewAll(),
 				vertices_.size(),
-				vertices_.deviceViewAll());
+				vertices_.deviceViewAll(),
+				normals_.deviceViewAll() );
 		}
 		
 	//// - IO operations 

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/conveyorBelt/settings/geometryDict

@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ objectType  dictionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-// motion model can be rotatingAxis or stationary or vibrating
 motionModel          conveyorBelt;               
 
 conveyorBeltInfo
 {
     conveyorBelt1
     {
-        tangentVelocity (0.5 0 0);
+        // linear velocity of belt
+        linearVelocity  0.5;
+
+        // normal vector of velocity plate
+        // The velocity vector is tangent to this plane  
+        normal          (0 -1 0);
     }
 }
 

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/conveyorBelt/settings/settingsDict

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ writeFormat                       ascii;          // data writting format (ascii
 
 timersReport                        Yes;          // report timers
 
-timersReportInterval               0.01;          // time interval for reporting timers
+timersReportInterval               0.1;          // time interval for reporting timers
 
 
 

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/settings/geometryDict

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ surfaces
 		type 	 stlWall;  	// type of the wall
 		file 	 shell.stl;	// file name in stl folder		
 		material prop1;     // material name of this wall
-		motion 	 none;		// this surface is not moving ==> none
+		motion 	 none;		// this surface is not movng ==> none
 	}
 }