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porous

type: porous

Porous media fluid zone.

cell zones
list of int·not set by default·give either 'cell zones' or 'definition', not both

Mesh cell zone numbers whose cells form the porous region, for example "cell zones": [4]; give this, 'definition', or neither for the whole mesh

Guidance: Choosing a fluid-zone model →
definition
str·not set by default

Closed-surface VTP file selecting the porous region cells; without it or 'cell zones' the porous region is the whole mesh

Guidance: Choosing a fluid-zone model →
alpha
float·default 1000000000000·>= 0

Resistance coefficient (Darcy term)

Guidance: Choosing a fluid-zone model →
c2
float·default 0·>= 0

Inertial coefficient (Forchheimer term)

Guidance: Choosing a fluid-zone model →