/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ ========= | \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox \\ / O peration | Website: https://openfoam.org \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2011-2025 OpenFOAM Foundation \\/ M anipulation | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- License This file is part of OpenFOAM. OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenFOAM. If not, see . Class Foam::functionObjects::forceCoeffs Description Extends the forces functionObject by providing lift, drag and moment coefficients. The data can optionally be output into bins, defined in a given direction. Example of function object specification: \verbatim forceCoeffs1 { type forceCoeffs; libs ("libforces.so"); ... log yes; patches (walls); liftDir (0 1 0); dragDir (-1 0 0); pitchAxis (0 0 1); magUInf 100; lRef 3.5; Aref 2.2; binData { nBin 20; direction (1 0 0); cumulative yes; } } \endverbatim Usage \table Property | Description | Required | Default value type | type name: forceCoeffs | yes | log | write force data to standard output | no | no patches | patches included in the forces calculation | yes | liftDir | lift direction | yes | dragDir | drag direction | yes | pitchAxis | pitch axis | yes | magUInf | free stream velocity magnitude | yes | lRef | reference length scale for moment calculations | yes | Aref | reference area | yes | \endtable Bin data is optional, but if the dictionary is present, the entries must be defined according o \table nBin | number of data bins | yes | direction | direction along which bins are defined | yes | cumulative | bin data accumulated with increasing distance | yes | \endtable See also Foam::functionObject Foam::functionObjects::timeControl Foam::functionObjects::forces SourceFiles forceCoeffs.C \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef forceCoeffs_functionObject_H #define forceCoeffs_functionObject_H #include "forces.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // namespace Foam { namespace functionObjects { /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ Class forceCoeffs Declaration \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ class forceCoeffs : public forces { // Private Data // Force coefficient geometry //- Lift vector liftDir_; //- Drag vector dragDir_; //- Pitch vector pitchAxis_; // Free-stream conditions //- Velocity magnitude scalar magUInf_; // Reference scales //- Length scalar lRef_; //- Area scalar Aref_; protected: //- Output file header information virtual void writeFileHeader(const label i); public: //- Runtime type information TypeName("forceCoeffs"); // Constructors //- Construct from Time and dictionary forceCoeffs ( const word& name, const Time& runTime, const dictionary& ); //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction forceCoeffs(const forceCoeffs&) = delete; //- Destructor virtual ~forceCoeffs(); // Member Functions //- Read the forces data virtual bool read(const dictionary&); //- Execute, currently does nothing virtual bool execute(); //- Write the forces virtual bool write(); // Member Operators //- Disallow default bitwise assignment void operator=(const forceCoeffs&) = delete; }; // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // } // End namespace functionObjects } // End namespace Foam // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // #endif // ************************************************************************* //