Face-To-Point Interpolation

OpenFOAM

Tobias Holzmann

Description of faceToPointInterpolation() function

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Holzmann-cfd | 07.03.2016. All rights reserved, in addition for copy, reproduction and edition
 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

FaceToPointInterpolation() boundary
boundary points
face center points

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1

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3

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 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

FaceToPointInterpolation() boundary
boundary points
Interpolate velocity from face center to boundary points face center points

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1

Face 0

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3

Face 1

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 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

FaceToPointInterpolation() boundary
boundary points
Interpolate velocity from face center to boundary points face center points

Code Analyse
Holzmann-cfd | 07.03.2016. All rights reserved, in addition for copy, reproduction and edition
 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

FaceToPointInterpolation() boundary
boundary points
Interpolate velocity from face center to boundary points face center points

Calculate the inverse distance between boundary point and face center

1
=
| | 0
0
2

Code Analyse
Holzmann-cfd | 07.03.2016. All rights reserved, in addition for copy, reproduction and edition
 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

FaceToPointInterpolation() boundary
boundary points
Interpolate velocity from face center to boundary points face center points

Calculate the inverse distance between boundary point and face center

1
=
| | 0
0
2

Code Analyse
Holzmann-cfd | 07.03.2016. All rights reserved, in addition for copy, reproduction and edition
 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

FaceToPointInterpolation() boundary
boundary points
Interpolate velocity from face center to boundary points face center points

Calculate the inverse distance between boundary point and face center

1
=
| | 0
0
2
Sum the inverse distances
1
=
1

Create weight factors

=

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 Point-To-Face Interpolation in OpenFOAM

Calculate the velocity at the points boundary

boundary points
face center points
= ( )

Done
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0
2

Code Analyse
Holzmann-cfd | 07.03.2016. All rights reserved, in addition for copy, reproduction and edition