Output variables¶
Output Variables¶
Variable Name
Alias
Definition
temperature
T, t
Temperature in (\(K\))
temperaturegrad
Temperature gradient vector
potentialtemperature
Potential temperature in (\(K\))
pressure
p
Pressure (\(Pa\))
gauge_pressure
Pressure relative to the reference value (\(Pa\))
density
rho
Density (\(kg/m^3\))
velocity
V, v
Velocity vector (\(m/s\))
velocitygradient
Velocity gradient tensor
cp
totalcp
Total pressure coefficient
mach
m
viscosity
mu
Dynamic viscosity (\(Pa/s\))
kinematicviscosity
nu
Kinematic viscosity (\(m^2/s\))
vorticity
Vorticity vector (\(1/s\))
Qcriterion
Q criterion
reynoldstress
helicity
enstrophy
ek
lesregion
turbulenceintensity
ti
Turbulence intensity
turbulencekineticenergy
Turbulence kinetic energy (\(J/kg\))
turbulenceeddyfrequency
Turbulence eddy frequency (\(1/s\))
eddy
Eddy viscosity (\(Pa/s\))
cell_velocity
cellzone
cellorder
centre
Cell centre location
viscouslengthscale
Minimum distance between cell and its neighbours
walldistance
Wall distance (\(m\))
sponge
Sponge layer damping coefficient
menterf1
Menter SST blending function
badcells
Cells tagged as first order when using mesh quality remediation
Surface Only Quantities¶
Variable Name
Alias
Definition
pressureforce
Pressure component of force on a face
pressuremoment
Pressure component of moment on a face
pressuremomentx
Component of pressure moment around x axis
pressuremomenty
Component of pressure moment around y axis
pressuremomentz
Component of pressure moment around z axis
frictionforce
Skin friction component of force on a face
frictionmoment
Skin friction component of moment on a face
frictionmomentx
Component of skin friction moment around x axis
frictionmomenty
Component of skin friction moment around y axis
frictionmomentz
Component of skin friction moment around z axis
roughness
Wall roughness height
yplus
Non-dimensional wall distance
zone
Boundary zone number
cf
Skin friction coefficient
facecentre
Face centre location
frictionvelocity
ut
Friction velocity at the wall
