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Boundary file - Stator Region
File constant/polyMesh/boundary must be edited. First remove empty patches (w1, w2, w4-w6), rename non-empty patches and edit their properties13.5:
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outlet
{
type patch;
nFaces 241;
startFace 1113896;
}
outlet_wall
{
type mappedWall;
sampleMode nearestPatchFace;
sampleRegion solid;
samplePatch stator_inner_wall;
offsetMode uniform;
offset (0 0 0);
nFaces 85370;
startFace 1114137;
}
interface
{
type mappedPatch;
sampleMode nearestPatchFace;
sampleRegion rotor;
samplePatch ring_0;
offsetMode uniform;
offset (0 0 0);
nFaces 23566;
startFace 1199507;
}
)
Patch outlet is a standard type patch, fluid can flow through. Patch outlet_wall is a wall of type mappedWall because heat transfer from fluid to solid is assumed. Patch interface is a mappedPatch to be connected to the rotor region of the model.