[302.

044] Numerical Methods

in Fluid Dynamics

2–D Lid-Driven Cavity

Incompressible Navier–Stokes (icoFoam),
PISO Algorithm and Mesh Remapping

Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò

francesco.romano@tuwien.ac.at

December 18th, 2014

 Outline

Incompressible
Navier–
Stokes 1 Incompressible Navier–Stokes
Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
2 Lid–Driven Cavity
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization 3 icoFoam
PISO
Algorithm Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh Refinement
Solver Re-initialization
PISO Algorithm

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 Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations

Incompressible
Navier–
Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations

Incompressible
Navier–
Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity ∇ · u = 0

icoFoam
u,t +u · ∇u = −∇p + ν∆u

Meshing
+BC & IC

Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations

Incompressible
Navier–
Incompressible Navier–Stokes Equations
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity ∇ · u = 0

icoFoam
u,t +u · ∇u = −∇p + ν∆u

Meshing
+BC & IC

Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO u = velocity field;
Algorithm
p = relative pressure field divided by ρ;
ν = kinematic viscosity.

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
Mathematical Problem

Incompressible
Navier–
Lid–Driven Cavity Problem
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
Mathematical Problem

Incompressible
Navier–
Lid–Driven Cavity Problem
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity ∇ · u = 0

u,t +u· ∇u = −∇p + ν∆



icoFoam 
→ u = 0;

Meshing 

  left edge: No–Slip
Solver set-up 

Mesh
Refinement
right edge: No–Slip → u = 0;
Solver Re-
 BC :
bottom edge: No–Slip → u = 0;

initialization

 
PISO

 
top edge: No–Slip → u = U î;
Algorithm 
 



IC : u = 0 , (p = 0);

u = velocity field;
p = relative pressure field divided by ρ;
ν = kinematic viscosity.

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver
Stokes
. icoFoam assumes an incompressible, unsteady flow and
Lid–Driven
Cavity ignores gravity, but it can be also set as a steady solver;
icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver
Stokes
. icoFoam assumes an incompressible, unsteady flow and
Lid–Driven
Cavity ignores gravity, but it can be also set as a steady solver;
icoFoam
Meshing
. Because, in general, an exact solution of the analyzed
Solver set-up problems is not known, it is not possible to analytically
Mesh
Refinement validate the code. That is the case in which experimental
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
data can be used as benchmark;
Algorithm

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver
Stokes
. icoFoam assumes an incompressible, unsteady flow and
Lid–Driven
Cavity ignores gravity, but it can be also set as a steady solver;
icoFoam
Meshing
. Because, in general, an exact solution of the analyzed
Solver set-up problems is not known, it is not possible to analytically
Mesh
Refinement validate the code. That is the case in which experimental
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
data can be used as benchmark;
Algorithm
. Another way to “validate” the code is to increase the cells
size showing a consistent decrement of the approximation
error. If the Lax’ theorem is applicable, the discrete solution
converges to the exact one decreasing the characteristic
size of each element.

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 5/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 6/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 6/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
. For a coarse grid set-up, the number of cells will be
PISO
Algorithm
Nx = 20 , Ny = 20 (and Nz = 1);

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
. For a coarse grid set-up, the number of cells will be
PISO
Algorithm
Nx = 20 , Ny = 20 (and Nz = 1);
. Algorithm steps:

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
. For a coarse grid set-up, the number of cells will be
PISO
Algorithm
Nx = 20 , Ny = 20 (and Nz = 1);
. Algorithm steps:
◦ create the geometry writing the blockMeshDict file and
locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/polyMesh/;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 6/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
. For a coarse grid set-up, the number of cells will be
PISO
Algorithm
Nx = 20 , Ny = 20 (and Nz = 1);
. Algorithm steps:
◦ create the geometry writing the blockMeshDict file and
locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/polyMesh/;
◦ run the command <problem_folder>$ blockMesh;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 6/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
. For a coarse grid set-up, the number of cells will be
PISO
Algorithm
Nx = 20 , Ny = 20 (and Nz = 1);
. Algorithm steps:
◦ create the geometry writing the blockMeshDict file and
locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/polyMesh/;
◦ run the command <problem_folder>$ blockMesh;
◦ check the mesh with <problem_folder>$ checkMesh;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 6/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Meshing
Stokes
. At first, an evenly distributed, orthogonal mesh is used;
Lid–Driven
Cavity
. Because the problem to solve is a 2–D case, in
icoFoam
Meshing
blockMeshDict an arbitrary thickness is given in z direction
Solver set-up and empty is used for the faces having as normal vector k̂;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
. For a coarse grid set-up, the number of cells will be
PISO
Algorithm
Nx = 20 , Ny = 20 (and Nz = 1);
. Algorithm steps:
◦ create the geometry writing the blockMeshDict file and
locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/polyMesh/;
◦ run the command <problem_folder>$ blockMesh;
◦ check the mesh with <problem_folder>$ checkMesh;
◦ visualize it with <problem_folder>$ paraFoam and the
Wireframe visualization option.

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 6/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 7/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. For an incompressible, viscous flow, considering a laminar
Lid–Driven
Cavity regime, the only fluid property to specify is the kinematic
icoFoam viscosity (in transportProperties);
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 7/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. For an incompressible, viscous flow, considering a laminar
Lid–Driven
Cavity regime, the only fluid property to specify is the kinematic
icoFoam viscosity (in transportProperties);
Meshing
Solver set-up . In writing the controlDict file, the setted ∆t should take
Mesh
Refinement into account numerical stability limits;
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 7/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. For an incompressible, viscous flow, considering a laminar
Lid–Driven
Cavity regime, the only fluid property to specify is the kinematic
icoFoam viscosity (in transportProperties);
Meshing
Solver set-up . In writing the controlDict file, the setted ∆t should take
Mesh
Refinement into account numerical stability limits;
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm
. Because the employed grid is Orthogonal, the flag
nNonOrthogonalCorrectors in fvSolution is set to 0;

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. For an incompressible, viscous flow, considering a laminar
Lid–Driven
Cavity regime, the only fluid property to specify is the kinematic
icoFoam viscosity (in transportProperties);
Meshing
Solver set-up . In writing the controlDict file, the setted ∆t should take
Mesh
Refinement into account numerical stability limits;
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm
. Because the employed grid is Orthogonal, the flag
nNonOrthogonalCorrectors in fvSolution is set to 0;
. Starting from resting, homogeneous flow, homogeneous
initial conditions are stored for p and U in the folder
<problem_folder>/0/.

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 8/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity ◦ set the fluid properties in transportProperties
icoFoam file and locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/;
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 8/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity ◦ set the fluid properties in transportProperties
icoFoam file and locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/;
Meshing
Solver set-up ◦ set the initial conditions writing the p and U files and
Mesh
Refinement locating them in <problem_folder>/0/;
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 8/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity ◦ set the fluid properties in transportProperties
icoFoam file and locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/;
Meshing
Solver set-up ◦ set the initial conditions writing the p and U files and
Mesh
Refinement locating them in <problem_folder>/0/;
Solver Re-
initialization ◦ set time step and data saving/storing options writing
PISO
Algorithm the controlDict file and locating it in
<problem_folder>/system/;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 8/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity ◦ set the fluid properties in transportProperties
icoFoam file and locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/;
Meshing
Solver set-up ◦ set the initial conditions writing the p and U files and
Mesh
Refinement locating them in <problem_folder>/0/;
Solver Re-
initialization ◦ set time step and data saving/storing options writing
PISO
Algorithm the controlDict file and locating it in
<problem_folder>/system/;
◦ set discretization and splitting scheme details writing
the fvSchemes and fvSolution files and locating them
in <problem_folder>/system/;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 8/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity ◦ set the fluid properties in transportProperties
icoFoam file and locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/;
Meshing
Solver set-up ◦ set the initial conditions writing the p and U files and
Mesh
Refinement locating them in <problem_folder>/0/;
Solver Re-
initialization ◦ set time step and data saving/storing options writing
PISO
Algorithm the controlDict file and locating it in
<problem_folder>/system/;
◦ set discretization and splitting scheme details writing
the fvSchemes and fvSolution files and locating them
in <problem_folder>/system/;
◦ run the icoFoam solver with the command
<problem_folder>$ icoFoam;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 8/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity ◦ set the fluid properties in transportProperties
icoFoam file and locating it in <problem_folder>/constant/;
Meshing
Solver set-up ◦ set the initial conditions writing the p and U files and
Mesh
Refinement locating them in <problem_folder>/0/;
Solver Re-
initialization ◦ set time step and data saving/storing options writing
PISO
Algorithm the controlDict file and locating it in
<problem_folder>/system/;
◦ set discretization and splitting scheme details writing
the fvSchemes and fvSolution files and locating them
in <problem_folder>/system/;
◦ run the icoFoam solver with the command
<problem_folder>$ icoFoam;
◦ visualize the results with the command
<problem_folder>$ paraFoam.
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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Case folder structure:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
→ <problem_folder>/
icoFoam
Meshing
→ 0/
Solver set-up U
Mesh
Refinement p
Solver Re-
initialization → constant/
PISO
Algorithm transportProperties
→ polyMesh/
blockMeshDict
→ system/
controlDict
fvSchemes
fvSolution

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: Mesh Refinement
Stokes
. As second try, because of the solution characteristics, a
Lid–Driven
Cavity
better result can be obtained refining the mesh in the
icoFoam
four corners of the cavity;
Meshing
Solver set-up
. To proceed, the blockMeshDict file will consist of four
Mesh
Refinement blocks whose simple grading will be used to cluster the
Solver Re-
initialization nodes nearby the domain corners:
PISO
Algorithm blocks
(
hex (<1st block vertices>) (<Nx Ny Nx>) simpleGrading (2.0 2.0 1.0)
hex (<2nd block vertices>) (<Nx Ny Nx>) simpleGrading (0.5 2.0 1.0)
hex (<3rd block vertices>) (<Nx Ny Nx>) simpleGrading (2.0 0.5 1.0)
hex (<4th block vertices>) (<Nx Ny Nx>) simpleGrading (0.5 0.5 1.0)
);

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver re-initialization
Stokes
. The set-up used for the solver in the case of a uniform mesh
Lid–Driven
Cavity can be kept unchanged;
icoFoam
Meshing
. The only necessary changing is in writing the controlDict
Solver set-up file. The selected ∆t should take into account numerical
Mesh
Refinement stability limits relative to the new mesh;
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm
. As initial condition, the solution of the previous simulation
can be used mapping it on the current grid:

mapFields <folder to map from> -consistent

. As initial time, the final one of the prevoius solution is set.

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 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
◦ copy the previous results in an old problem folder:
icoFoam
Meshing
<problem_folder_Old>;
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
◦ copy the previous results in an old problem folder:
icoFoam
Meshing
<problem_folder_Old>;
Solver set-up ◦ set the new blockMeshDict and controlDict;
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
◦ copy the previous results in an old problem folder:
icoFoam
Meshing
<problem_folder_Old>;
Solver set-up ◦ set the new blockMeshDict and controlDict;
Mesh
Refinement ◦ create the new mesh with the command
Solver Re-
initialization <problem_folder>/blockMesh;
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
◦ copy the previous results in an old problem folder:
icoFoam
Meshing
<problem_folder_Old>;
Solver set-up ◦ set the new blockMeshDict and controlDict;
Mesh
Refinement ◦ create the new mesh with the command
Solver Re-
initialization <problem_folder>/blockMesh;
PISO
Algorithm ◦ map the results on the new grid with the command
<problem_folder>/mapFields
..<problem_folder_Old> -consistent;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
◦ copy the previous results in an old problem folder:
icoFoam
Meshing
<problem_folder_Old>;
Solver set-up ◦ set the new blockMeshDict and controlDict;
Mesh
Refinement ◦ create the new mesh with the command
Solver Re-
initialization <problem_folder>/blockMesh;
PISO
Algorithm ◦ map the results on the new grid with the command
<problem_folder>/mapFields
..<problem_folder_Old> -consistent;
◦ run the icoFoam solver with the command
<problem_folder>$ icoFoam;

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: solver set-up
Stokes
. Algorithm steps:
Lid–Driven
Cavity
◦ copy the previous results in an old problem folder:
icoFoam
Meshing
<problem_folder_Old>;
Solver set-up ◦ set the new blockMeshDict and controlDict;
Mesh
Refinement ◦ create the new mesh with the command
Solver Re-
initialization <problem_folder>/blockMesh;
PISO
Algorithm ◦ map the results on the new grid with the command
<problem_folder>/mapFields
..<problem_folder_Old> -consistent;
◦ run the icoFoam solver with the command
<problem_folder>$ icoFoam;
◦ visualize the results with the command
<problem_folder>$ paraFoam.

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 12/13

 Lid–Driven Cavity
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver

Incompressible
Navier–
OpenFOAM icoFoam solver: PISO algorithm
Stokes

Lid–Driven
Cavity

icoFoam
Meshing
Solver set-up
Mesh
Refinement
Solver Re-
initialization
PISO
Algorithm

[302.044] – Univ. Assist. MSc. Francesco Romanò 13/13