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Lamb Vector

The Lamb Vector filter computes the Lamb vector L based on the velocity v, vorticity \omega and the density \rho.

\begin{equation} L = \omega \times \boldsymbol{v} , \end{equation}

with vorticity as

\begin{equation} \omega = \nabla \times \boldsymbol{v} . \end{equation}

However, it is possible to compute the Lamb vector only based on the velocity, or on the velocity and the vorticity. If only the velocity is defined the vorticity is computed internally.

  • The epsilonScaling Parameter scales the radial basis functions used for computing spatial derivatives. It controlls the "smoothness" of the basis function. The smoother the gauss-like surface is, the better the results will be BUT only until a certain number, when the matrix becomes to ill-contioned, which will result in very bada results. Typical values: 1e-1 - 1e-4.
  • The kScaling parameter is an optional parameter and defines a constant term that is added to the radial basic function.
  • The betaScaling parameter defines the slope of a linear term that is added to the radial basis function.
  • The logEps Parameter enables a detailes console output (minimal distance, maximal distance, optimized parameters). Therefore, it should only be used if the spatial derivatives are investigated, because it totally spams the console
    <aeroacoustic type="AeroacousticSource_LambVector" inputFilterIds="..." id="...">
      <RBF_Settings epsilonScaling="1e-4"  kScaling="" betaScaling="" logEps=false/>
      <targetMesh>
        <hdf5 fileName=..."/>
      </targetMesh>
      <ResultList>
        <velocity resultName="..."/>
        <vorticity/>
        <density />  //NOT WORKING
        <outputQuantity resultName="..."/>
      </ResultList>
      <regions>
        <sourceRegions>
          <region name="..."/>
        </sourceRegions>
        <targetRegions>
          <region name="..."/>
        </targetRegions>
      </regions>
    </aeroacoustic>

Note that the density Tag is currently not fully implemented and therefore not working. It is possible to enter results, however it will not alter the computed output quantity.

Acknowledgement

Please provide an acknowledgement at the end of your publication using this software part for simulations

The computational results presented have been achieved [in part] using the software openCFS [FE-based Interpolation].