updated V1.0 rotatingDrumMedium

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/rotatingDrumMedium/caseSetup/interaction

@@ -6,15 +6,30 @@ objectName interaction;
 objectType dicrionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
 materials        (glassMat wallMat);                       // a list of materials names
+
 densities             (2500.0 2500);                       // density of materials [kg/m3]
 
 contactListType   sortedContactList;
 
+contactSearch
+{
+  
+   method          NBS;                                    // method for broad search 
+    
+   updateInterval   10;
+
+   sizeRatio       1.1;
+
+   cellExtent     0.55;
+
+   adjustableBox   Yes;
+} 
+
 model
 {
    contactForceModel    nonLinearLimited;
+
    rollingFrictionModel           normal;
 
    /*
@@ -22,44 +37,25 @@ model
                                        wallMat-wallMat);
    */
 
-   Yeff (1.0e6 1.0e6  // Young modulus [Pa]
+   Yeff (1.0e6 1.0e6  
-               1.0e6);
+               1.0e6);                                     // Young modulus [Pa]
    
-   Geff (0.8e6 0.8e6  // Shear modulus [Pa]
+   Geff (0.8e6 0.8e6  
-               0.8e6);
+               0.8e6);                                     // Shear modulus [Pa]
 
-   nu    (0.25 0.25  // Poisson's ratio [-]
+   nu    (0.25  0.25  
-               0.25);
+                0.25);                                     // Poisson's ratio [-]
 
-   en (0.97  0.85   // coefficient of normal restitution
+   en (0.97     0.85   
-             1.00);
+                1.00);                                     // coefficient of normal restitution
 
-   et (1.0   1.0    // coefficient of tangential restitution 
+   et (1.0       1.0    
-             1.0);
+                 1.0);                                     // coefficient of tangential restitution 
 
-   mu (0.65  0.65   // dynamic friction 
+   mu (0.65     0.65   
-             0.65);
+                0.65);                                     // dynamic friction 
-
-   mur (0.1  0.1    // rolling friction 
-             0.1);
 
+   mur (0.1      0.1    
+                 0.1);                                     // rolling friction        
 }
 
-contactSearch
-{
-   method         NBS;           // method for broad search particle-particle
-   wallMapping    cellMapping;   // method for broad search particle-wall 
-
-   NBSInfo
-   {
-      updateFrequency 20;        // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list 
-      sizeRatio      1.1;        // bounding box size to particle diameter (max)
-   }
-
-   cellMappingInfo
-   {
-      updateFrequency 20;        // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list  
-      cellExtent     0.6;        // bounding box for particle-wall search (> 0.5)
-   }
-
-}

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/rotatingDrumMedium/caseSetup/particleInsertion

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ objectName particleInsertion;
 objectType dicrionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+active         No;                                      // is checked          -> Yes or No
 
-active  no;          // is insertion active?
+collisionCheck No;                                      // is insertion active -> Yes or No
-
-collisionCheck No;   // not implemented for yes
-
 

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/rotatingDrumMedium/caseSetup/shapes

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* -------------------------------*- C++ -*--------------------------------- *\ 
+|  phasicFlow File                                                            | 
+|  copyright: www.cemf.ir                                                     | 
+\* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
+objectName 	sphereDict;
+objectType 	sphereShape;
+fileFormat  ASCII;
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+names 		(glassBead); 	                               // names of shapes 
+
+diameters 	    (0.003);		                           // diameter of shapes 
+
+materials	 (glassMat);		                           // material names for shapes 

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/rotatingDrumMedium/settings/domainDict

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/* -------------------------------*- 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 (-0.12 -0.12 0);
+
+	    max (0.12   0.12 0.36);                  // upper corner point of the box 
+}
+
+decomposition
+{
+	direction z;
+}
+
+boundaries
+{
+	
+
+	neighborListUpdateInterval     50;           /* 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        */
+
+	updateInterval                 10;           // Determines how often do you want to update the new changes in the boundary
+
+	neighborLength              0.004;           // The distance from the boundary plane within which particles are marked to be in the boundary list
+
+	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/rotatingDrumMedium/settings/geometryDict

@@ -6,65 +6,87 @@ objectName 	geometryDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+motionModel rotatingAxis;                  // motion model: rotating object around an axis
 
-// motion model: rotating object around an axis
+
-motionModel rotatingAxisMotion; 
+rotatingAxisInfo                           // information for rotatingAxisMotion motion model 
+{
+	rotAxis 
+	{
+		p1 (0.0 0.0 0.0);	                     // first point for the axis of rotation 
+
+		p2 (0.0 0.0 1.0);	                     // second point for the axis of rotation
+
+		omega      1.214; 		                 // rotation speed (rad/s) => 11.6 rpm
+	}
+}
 
 surfaces
 {
 	/*
-	    A cylinder with begin and end radii 0.12 m and axis points at (0 0 0) 
+	    A cylinder with begin and end radii 0.12 m and axis points at (0 0 0) and (0 0 0.36)
-	and (0 0 0.36)
 	*/
+
 	cylinder
 	{
 		type cylinderWall;                       // type of the wall
+
 		p1  (0.0 0.0 0.0);                       // begin point of cylinder axis
+
 		p2 (0.0 0.0 0.36);                       // end point of cylinder axis
+
 		radius1      0.12;		                 // radius at p1
+
 		radius2      0.12;		                 // radius at p2
+
 		resolution     24;                       // number of divisions
+
 		material  wallMat;                       // material name of this wall
+
 		motion    rotAxis;		                 // motion component name 
 	}
 
 	/*
 		This is a plane wall at the rear end of cylinder
 	*/
+
 	wall1
 	{
 		type       planeWall;			         // type of the wall
+
 		p1 (-0.12 -0.12 0.0);	                 // first point of the wall
+
 		p2 ( 0.12 -0.12 0.0);                    // second point
+
 		p3 ( 0.12  0.12 0.0);                    // third point
+
 		p4 (-0.12  0.12 0.0);                    // fourth point 
+
 		material     wallMat;                    // material name of the wall  
+
 		motion       rotAxis;			         // motion component name 
 	}
 
 	/*
 		This is a plane wall at the front end of cylinder
 	*/
+
 	wall2
 	{
-		type planeWall;
+		type        planeWall;                   // type of the wall
-		p1 (-0.12 -0.12 0.36);
+
-		p2 ( 0.12 -0.12 0.36);
+		p1 (-0.12 -0.12 0.36);                   // first point of the wall
-		p3 ( 0.12  0.12 0.36);
+
-		p4 (-0.12  0.12 0.36);
+		p2 ( 0.12 -0.12 0.36);                   // second point
-		material wallMat;
+
-		motion rotAxis;
+		p3 ( 0.12  0.12 0.36);                   // third point
+
+		p4 (-0.12  0.12 0.36);                   // fourth point 
+
+		material      wallMat;                   // material name of the wall  
+
+		motion        rotAxis;                   // motion component name 
 	}
 		
 }
 
-// information for rotatingAxisMotion motion model 
-rotatingAxisMotionInfo
-{
-	rotAxis 
-	{
-		p1 (0.0 0.0 0.0);	// first point for the axis of rotation 
-		p2 (0.0 0.0 1.0);	// second point for the axis of rotation
-		omega 1.214; 		// rotation speed (rad/s) => 11.6 rpm
-	}
-}

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/rotatingDrumMedium/settings/particlesDict

@@ -6,53 +6,75 @@ 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.
+		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	glassBead;       // name of the particle shape 
 	}
 
 	selectors
-	{}
+	{
+		shapeAssigne
+		{
+			selector 	stridedRange; 	         // other options: box, cylinder, sphere, randomPoints 
+ 
+			stridedRangeInfo
+			{
+				begin 	    0;			         // begin index of points
+
+				end 	250000;		 			 // end index of points 
+
+				stride      3;			 		 // stride for selector 
 			}
 
-// positions particles 
+			fieldValue  					     // fields that the selector is applied to 
-positionParticles
 			{
-	method positionOrdered;     		// ordered positioning
+				shapeName 	word    glassBead; // sets shapeName of the selected points to largeSphere
-
+			}
-	maxNumberOfParticles 	250001; // maximum number of particles in the simulation
+		}
-	mortonSorting 			Yes;    // perform initial sorting based on morton code?   
+	}
-
-	box  // box for positioning particles 
-	{
-		min (-0.08 -0.08 0.0);    // lower corner point of the box 
-		max ( 0.08  0.08 0.36);	// upper corner point of the box 
 }
 
-	positionOrderedInfo
+positionParticles                                // positions particles 
+{
+	method ordered;     		                 // other options: random and empty
+
+	//maxNumberOfParticles 	250001;              // maximum number of particles in the simulation
+
+	//mortonSorting 			   Yes;              // perform initial sorting based on morton code?   
+
+	orderedInfo
 	{
 		diameter 0.003; 						 // minimum space between centers of particles
+
 		numPoints 250000; 	                     // number of particles in the simulation 
+
 		axisOrder (z y x);                       // axis order for filling the space with particles
 	}
 
-	positionRandomInfo
+	regionType cylinder;                         // other options: box and sphere  
+
+	cylinderInfo  				                 // cylinder information for positioning particles 
 	{
-		diameter 0.003; 	// minimum space between centers of particles
+		p1 (0.0 0.003 0.0); 	                 // begin point of cylinder axis
-		numPoints 250000; 	// number of particles in the simulation 
+
-		maxIterations 40;   // max number of contact search passes to position particles	
+		p2 (0.0 0.22 0.0);		                 // end point of cylinder axis
+
+		radius 		0.117;		                 // radius of cylinder 
 	}
 
+
 }

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/rotatingDrumMedium/settings/settingsDict

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ objectName 	settingsDict;
 objectType 	dictionary;;
 fileFormat  ASCII;
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
 run 			rotatingDrumMedium;
 
 dt 				           0.00001; 	         // time step for integration (s)
@@ -25,15 +24,15 @@ g 				(0 -9.8 0); // gravity vector (m/s2)
 	Simulation domain 
 	every particles that goes outside this domain is deleted.
 */
-domain 
-{
-	min (-0.12 -0.12 0);
-	max (0.12   0.12 0.36);
-}
 
-integrationMethod 		AdamsBashforth3; 	// integration method 
+includeObjects (diameter);                       // save necessary (i.e., required) data on disk
 
-writeFormat				binary;
+// exclude unnecessary data from saving on disk
+excludeObjects (rVelocity.dy1 pStructPosition.dy1 pStructVelocity.dy1); 
+
+integrationMethod 		AdamsBashforth2; 	     // integration method 
+
+writeFormat				binary;                  // data writting format (ascii or binary)
 
 timersReport 			Yes;  	                 // report timers?