Reference / Input deck / solver / output settings / report / forces

forces

Force calculation zones

zonesrequired

list of zone ids·required

Zone IDs for force calculation

Used inoverset_acoustics

name

str·not set by default

Name of the force component

Used inIEA15MW

reference area

float·default 1·> 0

Reference area for force coefficients

Used inoverset_acoustics

reference length

float·default 1·> 0

Reference length for moment coefficients

Used insuboff

reference pressure

float·default 0·>= 0

Reference pressure for coefficients

Used in3DBump

transform

Python function·not set by default·accepts a Python function

Function applied to each force and moment vector before it is reported, called as f(*, vector); it returns the transformed vector as three numbers

Used incaradonna

reference point

vector (3 floats)·default [0, 0, 0]

Reference point for moment calculations

Used in3DBump

dimensional

bool·default False

Report dimensional forces (not coefficients)

Used inIEA15MW

inertial frame

bool·default True

Report forces in inertial frame