Discussion Forum

Hi

I'm not sure I fully follow you, normally one drive one parameter with an equations i.e. keeping a value at an average. That is to add an ODE or a weak expression, define a variabele as you write it, for example the average of something like the pressure, and let COMSOL estimate the best value of the driving object such that this global average value is equal to your goal. This is an optimisation process or a feedback loop all depening on how you look at it.

But you are talking about having a given inlet condition and then "just" ensure the average value is constrained, you need to define what is providing this constraint. It could be the input pressure or flow that you constrain such that the average is something known, but the distribution of your field flow would be given still by the physics around, no-slip boundary etc

--
Good luck
Ivar

Thanks Ivar!

I attached cylinder_inlet.jpg and my .mph file for more detail description. In the model, the fluid flows into cylinder and its volume expansion was prescribed through ODE equation.

In this fluid flow case, the pressure at the inlet boundary will be calculated automatically from the imposed inlet velocity through built-in Navier stokes equation. So in order to constraint the average pressure at the inlet boundary to 20, i add a weak constraint to the inlet boundary however i get this error:

Failed to find consistent initial values.
Singular matrix.
There are 1 degrees of freedom that do not occur in any equation (empty columns in matrix) for the variable mod1.lm.
at coordinates: (0,0), ...
Last time step is not converged.

Can u please take a look the attached .mph and give me some guidance?

Thanks again.

The attached cylinder_inlet.jpg.

Hi
what is the difference between choosing a pointwise constraint versus the weak constraint?
Lets say I need a no-slip velocity on a certain wall, which of the above do I chose? What is preferable? What will give me faster convergence?
Thanks

Hi

in all generality, any BC defined at a level 2* lower than the domain level: 2D Surface => Line => (Point/Vertex), or 3D volume => Surface => ( Edge => Point/Vertex) tend to give singularities.

Then in CFD an "inlet", as the "outlet" are "names" you can get localy flow "out" of an "inlet" boundary, so long the overall flow condition is respected as a mean over the boundary (slightly BC setings dependent), and the opposite for the "outlet". So respecting and average inflow and positive pressure increase over the full inlet BC gives a different result as the single point restriction

--
Good luck
Ivar

Hello

I need some help, please.

How do I impose a current density on a copper cable in COMSOL?


thanks in advance

pointwise constraint.
Define a integral across the surface you want current in.
Then define the function of the current, how it varies with time.
Then pointwise constraint allows you to define

Current function - integral over surface (with variable) = 0