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farfield

type: farfield

Farfield boundary condition.

zonesrequired
list of zone ids·required

Mesh zone ids this boundary condition applies to.

Guidance: Choosing boundary conditions →
kind
default riemann

How the farfield state is imposed.

Options
ValueWhat it does
riemann default

Uses Riemann invariants for a non-reflecting inflow with a pressure outflow.

pressure

Uses a pressure boundary condition for both inflow (downstream pressure) and outflow (user-specified pressure).

supersonic

Uses upstream conditions for both inflow and outflow.

preconditioned

Imposes the reference condition as a supersonic inflow on every face, whatever the local flow direction.

Guidance: Choosing boundary conditions →
conditionrequired
str·required

Reference condition that sets the farfield state.