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Boundary file - Rotor Region
File constant/polyMesh/boundary must be edited. First remove empty patches (w1-w3, w5,w6), rename non-empty patches and edit their properties13.3:
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inlet
{
type patch;
nFaces 425;
startFace 1807730;
}
inlet_wall
{
type mappedWall;
sampleMode nearestPatchFace;
sampleRegion solid;
samplePatch rotor_inner_wall;
offsetMode uniform;
offset (0 0 0);
nFaces 20150;
startFace 1808155;
}
rotor_wheel_wall
{
type wall;
nFaces 108040;
startFace 1828305;
}
interface
{
type mappedPatch;
sampleMode nearestPatchFace;
sampleRegion stator;
samplePatch ring_0;
offsetMode uniform;
offset (0 0 0);
nFaces 23868;
startFace 1936345;
}
)
Patch inlet is a standard type patch, fluid can flow through. Patch inlet_wall is a wall of type mappedWall because heat transfer from fluid to solid is assumed. Patch rotor_wheel_wall is a standard wall. Patch interface is mappedPatch to be connected to stator region of the model.