postprocessing.paraview.distributions

Functions

force_distribution_cmd()	Wrapper around the force_distribution() function to call it from
force_distribution_parser()	Parser for options for the force_distribution() function to call
force_distribution([input_file, output_directory, ...])	Function to compute a force distribution using Paraview.
geometry_distribution_cmd()	Wrapper around the geometry_distribution() function to call it from the
geometry_distribution_parser()	Parser for options for the geometry_distribution() function to call it from the
geometry_distribution([input_file, output_directory, ...])	Function to compute a force distribution using Paraview.
compute_section_properties(coords2D)	Compute the chord and twist of an airfoil section given a set of ordered

Module Contents

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.force_distribution_cmd()

Wrapper around the force_distribution() function to call it from the command line with arguments.

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.force_distribution_parser()

Parser for options for the force_distribution() function to call it from the command line with arguments.

Returns:

parser

Parser with specified arguments.

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.force_distribution(input_file=None, output_directory='./', name='force_distribution', patches='group/wall', span_direction='Z+', force_direction='Y+', x_start=[0, 0, 0], x_end=[0, 0, 1], n_span=100)

Function to compute a force distribution using Paraview.

Parameters:

input_filestr

Path to file to load with Paraview.

output_directorystr

Path to directory where the distribution files will be written. Default is “./”.

namestr

Name pattern to write out files in the output directory. Default is “force_distribution”.

patchesstr or list

Patch name(s) over which to compute the force distribution. Default is “group/wall”.

span_directionstr or list

Vector direction for span direction either as a string (eg. X) or list (eg. [0 0 1]). Should be of magnitude 1. Default is “Z+”.

force_directionstr or list

Vector direction for force direction either as a string (eg. X) or list (eg. [0 1 0]). Should be of magnitude 1. Default is “Y+”.

x_startlist

Coordinates to start slices from. Default is [0, 0, 0].

x_endlist

Coordinates to end slices at. Default is [0, 0, 1].

n_spanint

Number of spanwise samples. Default is 100.

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.geometry_distribution_cmd()

Wrapper around the geometry_distribution() function to call it from the command line with arguments.

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.geometry_distribution_parser()

Parser for options for the geometry_distribution() function to call it from the command line with arguments.

Returns:

parser

Parser with specified arguments.

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.geometry_distribution(input_file=None, output_directory='./', name='geometry_distribution', patches='group/wall', span_direction='Z+', lift_direction='Y+', drag_direction='X+', x_start=[0, 0, 0], x_end=[0, 0, 1], n_span=100)

Function to compute a force distribution using Paraview.

Parameters:

input_filestr

Path to file to load with Paraview.

output_directorystr

Path to directory where the distribution files will be written. Default is “./”.

namestr

Name pattern to write out files in the output directory. Default is “geometry_distribution”.

patchesstr or list

Patch name(s) over which to compute the force distribution. Default is “group/wall”.

span_directionstr or list

Vector direction for span direction either as a string (eg. X+) or list (eg. [0 0 1]). Should be of magnitude 1. Default is “Z+”.

lift_directionstr or list

Vector direction for lift direction either as a string (eg. X+) or list (eg. [0 1 0]). Should be of magnitude 1. Default is “Y+”.

drag_directionstr or list

Vector direction for drag direction either as a string (eg. X+) or list (eg. [1 0 0]). Should be of magnitude 1. Default is “X+”.

x_startlist

Coordinates to start slices from. Default is [0, 0, 0].

x_endlist

Coordinates to end slices at. Default is [0, 0, 1].

n_spanint

Number of spanwise samples. Default is 100.

postprocessing.paraview.distributions.compute_section_properties(coords2D)

Compute the chord and twist of an airfoil section given a set of ordered points.

Parameters:

coords2Dndarray

Sorted 2D airfoil coordinates rotated to an X-Y plane, with the flow direction as +X and lift direction as +Y.

Returns:

float

Section chord length, in current working units.

float

Section twist, in degrees.

float

Section maximum thickness, in current working units.