Define Atmospheric Inlets
Use the Atmospheric tool to define atmospheric boundary layers at an inlet.
When the inflow type is set to atmospheric, the inlet velocity profile and turbulence inflow quantities are generated automatically. Inlet velocity is prescribed via log law while inlet turbulence properties are computed according to the chosen turbulence model. Necessary inputs are surface roughness and reference velocity.
Corresponding velocity and turbulence boundary conditions at the inflow will be generated automatically. Note that there should be an empirical ratio (30) between inflow roughness and standard wall roughness. For example, if atmospheric boundary layer inflow has a roughness of 0.001m on the ground, the standard turbulence wall function should have a roughness of 0.03m.
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From the Flow ribbon, click the
Atmospheric tool.
Figure 1. -
Using the widget in the modeling window as reference,
define the flow direction (green arrow), ground normal (red arrow), and origin
(position of the widget).
- Click
in the microdialog to align and position the widget using the
Move tool. After moving, press
Esc to return to the
current tool. - Click
in the microdialog to orient the plane using the Vector tool. Once the orientation has been defined,
press Esc to return to the
current tool.
- Click
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From the guide bar, execute the command in the following
ways:
- Click
to confirm your selection and remain in the
tool.This allows you to continue creating instances and helps you visualize and edit instances with the legend.
- Click
to confirm your selection and exit the
tool.
- Click