LOADS
[PRESSURE [OFFSET] {FREESTREAM | val}]
PRINT [PLANES] [TOTALS] [ZONES] [LIFT | DRAG] [FREQUENCY freq] \
[MAKE_FRC file]
[REFERENCE AREA aref]
[REFERENCE LENGTH lref]
[REFERENCE MOMENT CENTER xc yc zc]
ZONE nzn
SUBSET I range J range K range word1 [word2 [word3...]]
SURFACE {I val | J val | K val} word1 [word2 [word3...]]
ENDLOADS
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Flowfield properties may be integrated over part or all of a computational surface during the course of a WIND run to check convergence and solution quality. The values printed to the list file represent force coefficients F / Ar qr and moment coefficients M / Lr Ar qr in the x, y, and z coordinate directions, where F and M are the force and moment, and Lr, Ar, and qr are the reference values of length, area, and dynamic pressure. Integrated mass and momentum fluxes may also be computed. The values are written into the list output (.lis) file.
The various elements of the LOADS input block are defined
as follows:
PRESSURE [OFFSET] {FREESTREAM | val}
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This keyword controls the pressure integration.
By default, the code uses P - Pinf in all pressure
integrations, where Pinf is the static pressure at
freestream conditions.
This keyword permits the user to specify the pressure offset value,
such that:
| FREESTREAM | Use P - Pinf | |
| val | Use P - val |
PRINT [PLANES] [TOTALS] [ZONES] [LIFT | DRAG] [FREQUENCY freq] \ [MAKE_FRC file] |
This keyword controls the output data from the integration.
Options are turned "on" by including the appropriate keyword.
| PLANES | Output the result of the integration for each subset specified. | ||
| TOTALS | Output integration grand totals over all the zones at the end of each cycle. | ||
| ZONES | Output integration totals for each zone. | ||
| LIFT | DRAG | Output lift, drag, and side forces instead of (x, y, z) force components. Directions for the lift, drag, and side force components are computed from the angles of attack and yaw specified using the FREESTREAM keyword. | ||
| FREQUENCY | Output integration results (except for grand totals) every freq iterations. | ||
| MAKE_FRC | Write grand totals to the summary file file at the end of each cycle, in addition to the .lis file. This requires that PRINT TOTALS also be specified. |
REFERENCE AREA aref REFERENCE LENGTH lref REFERENCE MOMENT CENTER xc yc zc |
These keywords specify the reference area aref in square inches;
the reference length lref in inches; and the coordinates
(xc,yc,zc) of the reference moment center
in inches.
The default values are 1.0 for aref, 1.0 for lref, and
(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) for (xc, yc, zc).
ZONE nzn |
This keyword specifies the zone number nzn for the subsets
which follow.
SUBSET I range J range K range word1 [word2 [word3...]] |
The range parameters define a subset of a computational surface
in zone nzn over which the integration is to be
performed, and take one of the following forms:
| index1 index2 | Starting and ending indices in the specified direction. LAST may be used for the last index. | ||
| ALL | Equivalent to 1 LAST. |
The word parameters are keywords specifying what flowfield
properties are to be computed, plus a couple of additional control
values.
The following keywords are currently available:
| FORCE | Compute pressure forces. | ||
| MASS | Compute mass flow. | ||
| MOMENT | Compute moments. | ||
| MOMENTUM | Compute momentum. | ||
| VISCOUS | Compute viscous force and moments. | ||
| NORMAL inorm | inorm = ±1, specifying the desired normal vector direction; +1 for the increasing index direction and -1 for the decreasing index direction. inorm defaults toward the interior of the grid if the integration surface is on a boundary of the zone. | ||
| NOSLIP | Integrate only over points where the total velocity is 0. |
SURFACE {I val | J val | K val} word1 [word2 [word3...]]
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This keyword is similar to the SUBSET keyword, except that it provides a slightly simpler syntax for specifying a complete coordinate surface in zone nzn over which the integration is to be performed. The parameter val is a coordinate index specifying the surface.
The word parameters are the same as those described above for the
SUBSET keyword.
Example
LOADS
PRESSURE OFFSET 0.0
PRINT PLANES ZONES TOTALS LIFT FREQUENCY 2
REFERENCE AREA 100.
REFERENCE LENGTH 12.
REFERENCE MOMENT CENTER 35. 36. 78.
ZONE 4
SUBSET I ALL J 1 1 K 15 LAST FORCE MOMENT VISCOUS NOSLIP
ZONE 10
SURFACE I 1 MOMENTUM MASS
ENDLOADS