updated V-blender tutorial

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/V-blender/caseSetup/interaction

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 |  phasicFlow File                                                            | 
 |  copyright: www.cemf.ir                                                     | 
 \* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
-
 objectName interaction;
 objectType dicrionary;
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-materials      (prop1 lightMat heavyMat);    // a list of materials names
-densities      (1000.0 1000 1000);   // density of materials [kg/m3]
+// a list of materials names
+materials      (wallMat lightMat);
+
+// density of materials [kg/m3]
+densities      (1000 1000);
 
 contactListType   sortedContactList; 
 
@@ -16,51 +19,56 @@ model
    contactForceModel nonLinearNonLimited;
    rollingFrictionModel normal;
 
-     Yeff (1.0e6 1.0e6 1.0e6  // Young modulus [Pa]
-               1.0e6 1.0e6
-                     1.0e6);
+   // Young modulus [Pa]
+   Yeff (1.0e6 1.0e6 
+               1.0e6);
    
-   Geff (0.8e6 0.8e6 0.8e6  // Shear modulus [Pa]
-               0.8e6 0.8e6
-                     0.8e6);
+   // Shear modulus [Pa]
+   Geff (0.8e6 0.8e6
+               0.8e6);
 
-   nu    (0.25 0.25  0.25  // Poisson's ratio [-]
-               0.25  0.25
-                     0.25);
+   // Poisson's ratio [-]
+   nu (0.25 0.25
+            0.25);
 
-   en (0.97  0.97    0.85   // coefficient of normal restitution
-             0.97    0.85
-                     1.00);
+   // coefficient of normal restitution
+   en (0.97 0.85
+            0.97);
 
-   et (1.0   1.0  1.0   // coefficient of tangential restitution 
-             1.0  1.0
-                  1.0);
+   // dynamic friction
+   mu (0.65 0.35 
+            0.65);
 
-   mu (0.65   0.65 0.35   // dynamic friction 
-              0.65 0.35
-                   0.35);
-
-   mur (0.1  0.1 0.1    // rolling friction 
-             0.1 0.1
-                  0.1);
+   // rolling friction
+   mur (0.1 0.1
+            0.1);
         
 }
 
 contactSearch
 {
-   method         NBS;           // method for broad search particle-particle
-   wallMapping    cellMapping;   // method for broad search particle-wall 
+   // method for broad search particle-particle
+   method         NBS;
+   
+   // method for broad search particle-wall
+   wallMapping    cellMapping; 
 
    NBSInfo
    {
-      updateFrequency 20;        // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list 
-      sizeRatio      1.1;        // bounding box size to particle diameter (max)
+      // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list
+      updateFrequency 20;
+      
+      // bounding box size to particle diameter (max) 
+      sizeRatio      1.1;
    }
 
    cellMappingInfo
    {
-      updateFrequency 20;        // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list  
-      cellExtent     0.7;        // bounding box for particle-wall search (> 0.5)
+      // each 20 timesteps, update neighbor list
+      updateFrequency 20;
+      
+      // bounding box for particle-wall search (> 0.5)
+      cellExtent     0.7;
    }
 
 }

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/V-blender/caseSetup/particleInsertion

@@ -2,71 +2,100 @@
 |  phasicFlow File                                                            | 
 |  copyright: www.cemf.ir                                                     | 
 \* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
-
 objectName particleInsertion;
 objectType dicrionary;
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+// is insertion active?
+active  yes;
 
-active  yes;          // is insertion active?
-
-collisionCheck No;   // not implemented for yes
+// not implemented for yes
+collisionCheck No;
 
 /*
-one layer of particles are packed one-by-one using tho insertion steps. 
+two layers of particles are packed one-by-one using tho insertion steps. 
 */
 
-layer0
+rightregion
 {
-   type		  cylinderRegion; // type of insertion region
-   rate 	  5000;  // insertion rate (particles/s)
-   startTime 	  0.0;   // (s)
-   endTime   	  1;     // (s)
-   interval       0.025; //s  
+   // type of insertion region
+   type		  cylinderRegion;
+   
+   // insertion rate (particles/s)
+   rate 	  10000;
+   
+   // start time of small particles insertion (s)
+   startTime 	  0.0;
+   
+   // end time of small particles insertion (s)
+   endTime   	  1;
+   
+   // time interval of small particles insertion (s)
+   interval       0.025;  
 
    cylinderRegionInfo 
    {
-   	radius 	0.1;       // radius of cylinder (m)
-   	p1 ( 0.0950615  0.12 0.5011585 ); // (m,m,m)
-   	p2 ( 0.1150615  0.12 0.4811585); // (m,m,m)
+        // radius of cylinder (m)
+   	radius 	0.1;
+   	
+   	// coordinates of center of both ends of the insertion cylinder on 
+   	// the right side of the V-blender (m,m,m)
+   	p1 (0.0950615  0.12 0.5011585);
+   	p2 (0.1150615  0.12 0.4811585);
    }
    
    setFields
    {
-     velocity    realx3 (1.2 0.0 -1.2); // initial velocity of inserted particles 
+     // initial velocity of inserted particles
+     velocity    realx3 (1.2 0.0 -1.2); 
    }
    
    mixture
    {
-      lightSphere 1; // mixture composition of inserted particles 
+      // first layer of inserted particles
+      smallSphere 1;
       
    }
 }
 
-layer1
+leftregion
 {
+   // type of insertion region
    type         cylinderRegion;
-   rate         5000; // (particles/s)
-   startTime    0.0; // (s)
-   endTime      1; // (s)
-   interval     0.025; //s  
+   
+   // insertion rate (particles/s)
+   rate         10000;
+   
+   // start time of large particles insertion (s)
+   startTime    1.5;
+   
+   // end time of large particles insertion (s)
+   endTime      2.5;
+   
+   // time interval of large particles insertion (s)
+   interval     0.025;
 
    cylinderRegionInfo 
    {
+      // radius of cylinder (m)
       radius   0.1;
-      p1 ( 0.7562545  0.12 0.50079); // (m,m,m)
-      p2 ( 0.7362545  0.12 0.48079); // (m,m,m)
+      
+      // coordinates of center of both ends of the insertion cylinder on
+      // the left side of the V-blender (m,m,m)      
+      p1 ( 0.7562545  0.12 0.50079);
+      p2 ( 0.7362545  0.12 0.48079);
    }
    
    setFields
    {
+     // initial velocity of inserted particles
      velocity    realx3 (-1.2 0.0 -1.2);
    }
    
    mixture
    {
-      heavySphere 1; // only heavySphere
+      // second layer of inserted particles
+      largeSphere 1;
       
    }
 }
-
-

tutorials/sphereGranFlow/V-blender/caseSetup/sphereShape

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 |  phasicFlow File                                                            | 
 |  copyright: www.cemf.ir                                                     | 
 \* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
-
 objectName 	sphereDict;
 objectType 	sphereShape;
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-names 		(lightSphere heavySphere); 	// names of shapes 
-diameters 	(0.01 0.0101);				// diameter of shapes 
-materials	(lightMat heavyMat);		// material names for shapes 
+// names of particles
+names 		(smallSphere largeSphere);
+
+// diameter of particles
+diameters 	(0.01 0.0101);
+
+// material names for particles
+materials	(lightMat lightMat);