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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:
4 ( 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.