simple_spine_channel.cc
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26 // Driver for 2-D Channel with changing width, using Taylor Hood
27 // and Crouzeix Raviart elements.
28 
29 // Generic oomph-lib header
30 #include "generic.h"
31 
32 // Navier Stokes headers
33 #include "navier_stokes.h"
34 
35 // The mesh
36 #include "meshes/simple_rectangular_quadmesh.h"
37 
38 using namespace std;
39 
40 using namespace oomph;
41 
42 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
43 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
44 
45 
46 
47 //=========================================================================
48 /// Geometric object representing a wavy wall, parametrised by
49 /// \f[ x = \zeta \f]
50 /// \f[ y = A (1 - \cos(2\pi\zeta/L) )\f]
51 //=========================================================================
52 class WavyWall : public GeomObject
53 {
54 
55 public:
56 
57  /// Constructor: Pass wavelength and amplitude
58  WavyWall(const double& l, const double& amplitude)
59  : GeomObject(1,2), L(l), A(amplitude) {}
60 
61  /// Position vector to wavy wall.
62  void position(const Vector<double>& zeta, Vector<double>& r) const
63  {
64  r[0]=zeta[0];
65  r[1]=A*(1.0-cos(2.0*MathematicalConstants::Pi*zeta[0]/L));
66  }
67 
68 protected:
69 
70  /// Wavelength
71  double L;
72 
73  /// Amplitude
74  double A;
75 
76 
77 };
78 
79 
80 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
81 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
82 
83 
84 //======================================================================
85 /// Simple spine mesh class derived from standard 2D mesh.
86 /// Vertical lines of nodes are located on spines.
87 //======================================================================
88 template <class ELEMENT>
89 class SimpleSpineMesh : public SimpleRectangularQuadMesh<ELEMENT >,
90  public SpineMesh
91 {
92 
93 public:
94 
95  /// Constructor: Pass number of elements in x-direction,
96  /// number of elements in y-direction, length in x direction, initial
97  /// height of mesh, and pointer to timestepper (defaults to
98  /// Steady timestepper)
99  SimpleSpineMesh(const unsigned &nx,
100  const unsigned &ny,
101  const double &lx,
102  const double &h,
103  GeomObject* substrate_pt,
104  TimeStepper* time_stepper_pt=&Mesh::Default_TimeStepper);
105 
106 
107  /// Function pointer to function, h(x), that may be used
108  /// to specify the "height" of the domain, by assigning the function
109  /// values to the spine heights.
110  typedef double (*HeightFctPt)(const double& x);
111 
112  /// Access function: Pointer to height function
113  HeightFctPt& height_fct_pt()
114  {
115  return Height_fct_pt;
116  }
117 
118 
119  /// Height function -- this is called by update_spine_heights()
120  /// when spine heights are assigned.
121  double height_fct(const double& x)
122  {
123  // Resolve function pointer if non-NULL
124  if (Height_fct_pt==0)
125  {
126  return Default_height;
127  }
128  else
129  {
130  return Height_fct_pt(x);
131  }
132  }
133 
134 
135  /// Update the spine heights according to the function specified
136  /// by height_fct_pt().
138  {
139  unsigned n_spine=nspine();
140  for (unsigned i=0;i<n_spine;i++)
141  {
142  // Zero-th geometric parameter of the spine is the x-coordinate
143  // of its basis
144  double x=spine_pt(i)->geom_parameter(0);
145 
146  // Set spine height
147  spine_pt(i)->height()=height_fct(x);
148  }
149  }
150 
151 
152  /// General node update function implements pure virtual function
153  /// defined in SpineMesh base class and performs specific node update
154  /// actions: Nodes are located along vertical "spines" that emanate
155  /// from the "substrate" (the lower wall) specified by a
156  /// GeomObject.
157  virtual void spine_node_update(SpineNode* spine_node_pt)
158  {
159 
160  //Get fraction along the spine
161  double w = spine_node_pt->fraction();
162 
163  // Get height of spine
164  double h = spine_node_pt->spine_pt()->height();
165 
166  // Get x-position of spine origin (as vector)
167  Vector<double> x_spine_origin(1);
168  x_spine_origin[0]=spine_node_pt->spine_pt()->geom_parameter(0);
169 
170  // Get position vector to substrate (lower wall) for this spine
171  Vector<double> spine_base(2);
172  spine_node_pt->spine_pt()->geom_object_pt(0)->
173  position(x_spine_origin,spine_base);
174 
175  //Update the nodal position
176  spine_node_pt->x(0) = spine_base[0];
177  spine_node_pt->x(1) = spine_base[1]+w*h;
178  }
179 
180 
181 private:
182 
183  /// Default height
185 
186  /// Pointer to height function
187  HeightFctPt Height_fct_pt;
188 
189  /// Pointer to GeomObject that specifies the "substrate" (the lower wall)
190  GeomObject* Substrate_pt;
191 
192 };
193 
194 
195 
196 //===========================================================================
197 /// Constructor for spine 2D mesh: Pass number of elements in x-direction,
198 /// number of elements in y-direction, axial length and height of layer,
199 /// pointer to geometric object that specifies the substrate (the lower wall)
200 /// and pointer to timestepper (defaults to Static timestepper).
201 ///
202 /// The mesh contains a layer of spine-ified fluid elements (of type ELEMENT;
203 /// e.g SpineElement<QCrouzeixRaviartElement<2>)
204 //===========================================================================
205 template<class ELEMENT>
207  const unsigned &ny,
208  const double &lx,
209  const double &h,
210  GeomObject* substrate_pt,
211  TimeStepper* time_stepper_pt) :
212  SimpleRectangularQuadMesh<ELEMENT>(nx,ny,lx,h,time_stepper_pt),
213  Default_height(h), Height_fct_pt(0), Substrate_pt(substrate_pt)
214 
215 {
216 
217  // We've already called the constructor for the SimpleRectangularQuadMesh
218  // which sets up nodal positons/topology etc. Now attach the spine
219  // information
220 
221 
222  // Allocate memory for the spines and fractions along spines
223 
224  // Read out number of linear points in the element
225  unsigned np = dynamic_cast<ELEMENT*>(finite_element_pt(0))->nnode_1d();
226 
227  // Number of spines
228  unsigned nspine = (np-1)*nx+1;
229  Spine_pt.reserve(nspine);
230 
231  // Set up x-increments between spine origins
232  double x_lo=0.0;
233  double dx=lx/double(nx);
234 
235  //FIRST SPINE
236  //-----------
237 
238  //Element 0
239  //Node 0
240  //Assign the new spine with specified height
241  Spine* new_spine_pt=new Spine(h);
242  Spine_pt.push_back(new_spine_pt);
243 
244  // Get pointer to node
245  SpineNode* nod_pt=element_node_pt(0,0);
246 
247  //Pass the pointer to the spine to the node
248  nod_pt->spine_pt() = new_spine_pt;
249 
250  //Set the node's fraction along the spine
251  nod_pt->fraction() = 0.0;
252 
253  // Set the pointer to the mesh that implements the update fct for this node
254  nod_pt->spine_mesh_pt() = this;
255 
256  // Set update fct id (not really needed here...)
257  nod_pt->node_update_fct_id()=0;
258 
259 
260  // Create vector that stores additional geometric parameters that
261  // are required during the execution of the remesh function:
262  // For our remesh function, we need the x-coordinate of the
263  // spine origin.
264 
265  // Vector with enough storage for one geometic parameter
266  Vector<double> parameters(1);
267 
268  // Store the x-coordinate in it
269  parameters[0]=x_lo;
270 
271  // Pass the parameter to the spine
272  new_spine_pt->set_geom_parameter(parameters);
273 
274 
275 
276  // The remesh function involving this spine only involves
277  // a single geometric object: The substrate
278  Vector<GeomObject*> geom_object_pt(1);
279  geom_object_pt[0] = Substrate_pt;
280 
281  // Pass geom object(s) to spine
282  new_spine_pt->set_geom_object_pt(geom_object_pt);
283 
284 
285  //Loop vertically along the first spine
286 
287  //Loop over the elements
288  for(unsigned i=0;i<ny;i++)
289  {
290  //Loop over the vertical nodes, apart from the first
291  for(unsigned l1=1;l1<np;l1++)
292  {
293  // Get pointer to node
294  SpineNode* nod_pt=element_node_pt(i*nx,l1*np);
295 
296  //Pass the pointer to the spine to the node
297  nod_pt->spine_pt() = new_spine_pt;
298 
299  //Set the fraction
300  nod_pt->fraction()=(double(i)+double(l1)/double(np-1))/double(ny);
301 
302  // Pointer to the mesh that implements the update fct
303  nod_pt->spine_mesh_pt() = this;
304 
305  // Set update fct id (not really needed here)
306  nod_pt->node_update_fct_id()=0;
307 
308  }
309  } // end loop over elements
310 
311 
312  //LOOP OVER OTHER SPINES
313  //----------------------
314 
315  //Now loop over the elements horizontally
316  for(unsigned j=0;j<nx;j++)
317  {
318  //Loop over the nodes in the elements horizontally, ignoring
319  //the first column
320  unsigned npmax=np;
321  for(unsigned l2=1;l2<npmax;l2++)
322  {
323  //Assign the new spine with specified height
324  new_spine_pt=new Spine(h);
325 
326  // Add to collection of spines
327  Spine_pt.push_back(new_spine_pt);
328 
329  // Get the node
330  SpineNode* nod_pt=element_node_pt(j,l2);
331 
332  //Pass the pointer to the spine to the node
333  nod_pt->spine_pt() = new_spine_pt;
334 
335  //Set the fraction
336  nod_pt->fraction() = 0.0;
337 
338  // Pointer to the mesh that implements the update fct
339  nod_pt->spine_mesh_pt() = this;
340 
341  // Set update fct id (not really needed here)
342  nod_pt->node_update_fct_id()=0;
343 
344  // Create vector that stores additional geometric parameters that
345  // are required during the execution of the remesh function:
346  // For our remesh function, we need the x-coordinate of the
347  // spine origin.
348 
349  // Vector with enough storage for one geometic parameter
350  Vector<double> parameters(1);
351 
352  // Store the x-coordinate in it
353  parameters[0]=x_lo+double(j)*dx + double(l2)*dx/double(np-1);
354 
355  // Pass the parameter to the spine
356  new_spine_pt->set_geom_parameter(parameters);
357 
358 
359  // The remesh function involving this spine only involves
360  // a single geometric object: The substrate
361  Vector<GeomObject*> geom_object_pt(1);
362  geom_object_pt[0] = Substrate_pt;
363 
364  // Pass geom object(s) to spine
365  new_spine_pt->set_geom_object_pt(geom_object_pt);
366 
367  //Loop vertically along the spine
368  //Loop over the elements
369  for(unsigned i=0;i<ny;i++)
370  {
371  //Loop over the vertical nodes, apart from the first
372  for(unsigned l1=1;l1<np;l1++)
373  {
374  // Get the node
375  SpineNode* nod_pt=element_node_pt(i*nx+j,l1*np+l2);
376 
377  //Set the pointer to the spine
378  nod_pt->spine_pt() = new_spine_pt;
379 
380  //Set the fraction
381  nod_pt->fraction()=(double(i)+double(l1)/double(np-1))/double(ny);
382 
383  // Pointer to the mesh that implements the update fct
384  nod_pt->spine_mesh_pt() = this;
385 
386  // Set update fct id (not really needed here)
387  nod_pt->node_update_fct_id()=0;
388  }
389  }
390  }
391  }
392 
393 } // end of constructor
394 
395 
396 
397 
398 
399 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
400 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
401 
402 
403 
404 //==start_of_namespace===================================================
405 /// Namespace for physical parameters
406 //=======================================================================
408 {
409 
410  /// Reynolds number
411  double Re=100;
412 
413  /// Start of indented region
414  double X_indent_start=0.5;
415 
416  /// Length of indented region
417  double L=1.0;
418 
419  /// Total length of domain
420  double L_total=4.0;
421 
422  /// Undeformed height of domain
423  double H=1.0;
424 
425  /// Amplitude of indentation
426  double A=-0.6;
427 
428  /// Height of domain
429  double height(const double& x)
430  {
431  if ((x>X_indent_start)&&(x<(X_indent_start+L)))
432  {
433  return H + A*sin(MathematicalConstants::Pi*(x-X_indent_start)/L);
434  }
435  else
436  {
437  return H;
438  }
439  }
440 
441 } // end_of_namespace
442 
443 
444 
445 
446 
447 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
448 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
449 /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
450 
451 
452 
453 //==start_of_problem_class============================================
454 /// Channel flow through a non-uniform channel whose geometry is defined
455 /// by a spine mesh.
456 //====================================================================
457 template<class ELEMENT>
458 class ChannelSpineFlowProblem : public Problem
459 {
460 
461 public:
462 
463  /// Constructor
465 
466  /// Destructor: (empty)
468 
469  /// Update the problem specs before solve. Update the nodal
470  /// positions
472  {
473  // Update the mesh
474  mesh_pt()->node_update();
475 
476  } // end_of_actions_before_newton_solve
477 
478  /// Update the after solve (empty)
480 
481  /// Doc the solution
482  void doc_solution(DocInfo& doc_info);
483 
484  /// Overload access to mesh
486  {
487  return dynamic_cast<SimpleSpineMesh<ELEMENT>*>(Problem::mesh_pt());
488  }
489 
490 
491 private:
492 
493  /// Width of channel
494  double Ly;
495 
496 
497 }; // end_of_problem_class
498 
499 
500 
501 //==start_of_constructor==================================================
502 /// Constructor for ChannelSpineFlow problem
503 //========================================================================
504 template<class ELEMENT>
506 {
507 
508  // Setup mesh
509 
510  // Domain length in x-direction
512 
513  // Domain length in y-direction
515 
516  // # of elements in x-direction
517  unsigned Nx=40;
518 
519  // # of elements in y-direction
520  unsigned Ny=10;
521 
522  // Substrate (lower wall): A wavy wall
523  GeomObject* substrate_pt=
525 
526  // Build and assign mesh -- pass pointer to geometric object
527  // that represents the sinusoidal bump on the upper wall
528  Problem::mesh_pt() = new SimpleSpineMesh<ELEMENT>(Nx,Ny,Lx,Ly,substrate_pt);
529 
530  // Set function pointer for height function
531  mesh_pt()->height_fct_pt()=&Global_Physical_Variables::height;
532 
533  // Update spine heights according to the function just specified
534  mesh_pt()->update_spine_heights();
535 
536  // Update nodal positions
537  mesh_pt()->node_update();
538 
539  // Pin all spine heights
540  unsigned nspine=mesh_pt()->nspine();
541  for (unsigned i=0;i<nspine;i++)
542  {
543  mesh_pt()->spine_pt(i)->spine_height_pt()->pin(0);
544  }
545 
546 
547  // Set the boundary conditions for this problem: All nodes are
548  // free by default -- just pin the ones that have Dirichlet conditions
549  // here: All boundaries are Dirichlet boundaries, except on boundary 1
550  unsigned num_bound = mesh_pt()->nboundary();
551  for(unsigned ibound=0;ibound<num_bound;ibound++)
552  {
553  unsigned num_nod= mesh_pt()->nboundary_node(ibound);
554  for (unsigned inod=0;inod<num_nod;inod++)
555  {
556  if (ibound!=1)
557  {
558  // Loop over values (u and v velocities)
559  for (unsigned i=0;i<2;i++)
560  {
561  mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->pin(i);
562  }
563  }
564  else
565  {
566  // Parallel outflow ==> no-slip
567  mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->pin(1);
568  }
569  }
570  } // end loop over boundaries
571 
572 
573  // No slip on stationary upper and lower walls (boundaries 0 and 2)
574  // and parallel outflow (boundary 1)
575  for (unsigned ibound=0;ibound<num_bound-1;ibound++)
576  {
577  unsigned num_nod= mesh_pt()->nboundary_node(ibound);
578  for (unsigned inod=0;inod<num_nod;inod++)
579  {
580  if (ibound!=1)
581  {
582  for (unsigned i=0;i<2;i++)
583  {
584  mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->set_value(i,0.0);
585  }
586  }
587  else
588  {
589  mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->set_value(1,0.0);
590  }
591  }
592  }
593 
594 
595  // Setup parabolic inflow along boundary 3:
596  unsigned ibound=3;
597  unsigned num_nod= mesh_pt()->nboundary_node(ibound);
598  for (unsigned inod=0;inod<num_nod;inod++)
599  {
600  double y=mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->x(1);
601  // Parallel, parabolic inflow
602  mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->set_value(0,y*(Ly-y));
603  mesh_pt()->boundary_node_pt(ibound,inod)->set_value(1,0.0);
604  }
605 
606 
607  // Loop over the elements to set up element-specific
608  // things that cannot be handled by constructor: Pass
609  // pointer to Reynolds number
610  unsigned n_element = mesh_pt()->nelement();
611  for(unsigned e=0;e<n_element;e++)
612  {
613  // Upcast from GeneralisedElement to the present element
614  ELEMENT* el_pt = dynamic_cast<ELEMENT*>(mesh_pt()->element_pt(e));
615  //Set the Reynolds number
616  el_pt->re_pt() = &Global_Physical_Variables::Re;
617  }
618 
619  // Setup equation numbering scheme
620  cout <<"Number of equations: " << assign_eqn_numbers() << std::endl;
621 
622 } // end_of_constructor
623 
624 
625 
626 
627 //==start_of_doc_solution=================================================
628 /// Doc the solution
629 //========================================================================
630 template<class ELEMENT>
632 {
633 
634  ofstream some_file;
635  char filename[100];
636 
637  // Number of plot points
638  unsigned npts=5;
639 
640  // Output solution
641  sprintf(filename,"%s/soln%i.dat",doc_info.directory().c_str(),
642  doc_info.number());
643  some_file.open(filename);
644  mesh_pt()->output(some_file,npts);
645  some_file.close();
646 
647 } // end_of_doc_solution
648 
649 
650 
651 //==start_of_main======================================================
652 /// Driver for channel flow problem with spine mesh.
653 //=====================================================================
654 int main()
655 {
656 
657  // Set output directory
658  DocInfo doc_info;
659  doc_info.set_directory("RESLT");
660  doc_info.number()=0;
661 
662  // Solve problem with Taylor Hood elements
663  //---------------------------------------
664  {
665  //Build problem
667 
668  // Solve the problem
669  problem.newton_solve();
670 
671  //Output solution
672  problem.doc_solution(doc_info);
673 
674  // Step number
675  doc_info.number()++;
676 
677  } // end of Taylor Hood elements
678 
679 
680  // Solve problem with Crouzeix Raviart elements
681  //--------------------------------------------
682  {
683  // Build problem
685  problem;
686 
687  // Solve the problem with automatic adaptation
688  problem.newton_solve();
689 
690  //Output solution
691  problem.doc_solution(doc_info);
692  // Step number
693  doc_info.number()++;
694 
695  } // end of Crouzeix Raviart elements
696 
697 
698 
699 } // end_of_main
700 
701 
702 
703 
704 // //====================================================================
705 // /// Create the files to illustrate the sparse node update operation
706 // //====================================================================
707 // void doc_sparse_node_update()
708 // {
709 
710 // // Set output directory
711 // DocInfo doc_info;
712 // doc_info.set_directory("RESLT");
713 
714 // // Setup mesh
715 
716 // // # of elements in x-direction
717 // unsigned Nx=5;
718 
719 // // # of elements in y-direction
720 // unsigned Ny=5;
721 
722 // // Domain length in x-direction
723 // double Lx=5.0;
724 
725 // // Domain length in y-direction
726 // double Ly=1.0;
727 
728 // // Build and assign mesh
729 // SimpleSpineMesh<SpineElement<QTaylorHoodElement<2> > >* mesh_pt =
730 // new SimpleSpineMesh<SpineElement<QTaylorHoodElement<2> > >(Nx,Ny,Lx,Ly);
731 
732 // // Update *all* nodal positions
733 // mesh_pt->node_update();
734 
735 // unsigned count=0;
736 // ofstream some_file;
737 // char filename[100];
738 
739 // // Number of plot points
740 // unsigned npts=5;
741 
742 // // Output solution
743 // sprintf(filename,"%s/mesh_update%i.dat",doc_info.directory().c_str(),
744 // count);
745 // count++;
746 
747 // // Loop over spines
748 // unsigned n_node = mesh_pt->nnode();
749 // for (unsigned inode=0;inode<n_node;inode++)
750 // {
751 // SpineNode* node_pt=dynamic_cast<SpineNode*>(mesh_pt->node_pt(inode));
752 // node_pt->node_update();
753 // // Output solution
754 // some_file.open(filename);
755 // sprintf(filename,"%s/mesh_update%i.dat",doc_info.directory().c_str(),
756 // count);
757 // count++;
758 // mesh_pt->output(some_file,npts);
759 // some_file.close();
760 // }
761 // }
762 
763 
764 
765 
766 
767 
768 
769 
770 
771 
772 
773 
774 
775 
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////...
void doc_solution(DocInfo &doc_info)
Doc the solution.
void actions_after_newton_solve()
Update the after solve (empty)
double Ly
Width of channel.
void actions_before_newton_solve()
Update the problem specs before solve. Update the nodal positions.
SimpleSpineMesh< ELEMENT > * mesh_pt()
Overload access to mesh.
~ChannelSpineFlowProblem()
Destructor: (empty)
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void update_spine_heights()
Update the spine heights according to the function specified by height_fct_pt().
virtual void spine_node_update(SpineNode *spine_node_pt)
General node update function implements pure virtual function defined in SpineMesh base class and per...
SimpleSpineMesh(const unsigned &nx, const unsigned &ny, const double &lx, const double &h, GeomObject *substrate_pt, TimeStepper *time_stepper_pt=&Mesh::Default_TimeStepper)
Constructor: Pass number of elements in x-direction, number of elements in y-direction,...
double Default_height
Default height.
GeomObject * Substrate_pt
Pointer to GeomObject that specifies the "substrate" (the lower wall)
double height_fct(const double &x)
Height function – this is called by update_spine_heights() when spine heights are assigned.
HeightFctPt Height_fct_pt
Pointer to height function.
HeightFctPt & height_fct_pt()
Access function: Pointer to height function.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
double A
Amplitude.
double L
Wavelength.
WavyWall(const double &l, const double &amplitude)
Constructor: Pass wavelength and amplitude.
void position(const Vector< double > &zeta, Vector< double > &r) const
Position vector to wavy wall.
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double L
Length of indented region.
double A
Amplitude of indentation.
double X_indent_start
Start of indented region.
double L_total
Total length of domain.
double height(const double &x)
Height of domain.
double H
Undeformed height of domain.
int main()
Driver for channel flow problem with spine mesh.