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[eh3an]

Hi

In a two-phase problem, I need an approximate coordinate (Normal vector, etc) of the separating plane of two phases per cell. To solve this problem, a multiphase VOF model has been used.

Is there any macro in the UDF environment to get the coordinates of the plane, or should the coordinates of this plane be estimated using the VOF gradient?

 

Thanks & Regards,

Ehsan

[Keyur Kanade]

if you want coordinate, create isosurface with vof. 

then you can export ascii file with file - export - solution data. it will write node and xyz coordinate. 

[eh3an]

Thank you for your reply. Can you explain more? I need these coordinates in the udf environment

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

Is it a free Surface plane?

[eh3an]

No
It is bubble rising problem.
I need the coordinates of the planes that separate the bubble from the liquid. There is a method for this purpose, which can be used to determine the coordinates of this plane based on the vof gradient.
Now, my question is, is there a udf that gives the coordinates of these planes without computing?

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

That means the isosurface of vof =0.5 Yes or no?

[eh3an]

Not so. In all cells with vof between zero and one coordinates of this plane should be obtained

See this pic plz:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Vof_scheme.png/220px-Vof_scheme.png

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

Can you just insert instead of attaching the picture?

Do you mean you have a plane and from that plane you would like to now the coordinates of cells/faces where vof between zero and one? And you want to have that in UDF and not via export as already mentioned by my colleague?

[eh3an]

In fact, I need the coordinates of the separator plane for two phases per every cell

And yes,I want to have that in UDF

Edit: Removed Fluent Documentation Pictures

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

I still do not understand the difference between separator plane and free-surface. The pictures you are inserting are from Fluent documentation that is why I will remove them. If you want to export the coordinates of the cells lying between 0 and 1 for VOF just make a cell loop, make an if statement and do whatever you like.

[eh3an]

In cells with vof between 0 ?and 1 we got liquid and gas, there is a plane( sth like wall) that seperats liquid and gas in that cell (like PLIC approach in fluent), Whats the procedure in udf of Fluent to calculate the coordinate of that seprating plane.

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

Check if with the help with the gradient you can get the cells coordinates near the plane. Other approaches can not be explained in this community.