/INIVEL

Block Format Keyword Defines initial velocity on a group of nodes.

Format

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/INIVEL/type/inivel_ID/unit_ID
inivel_title
VX VY VZ grnd_ID skew_ID    

Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
type Initial velocity type.
TRA
Translational material velocity.
ROT
Rotational material velocity.
T+G
Translational and grid material velocity (only used for ALE material).
GRID
Grid material velocity (only used for ALE material).
 
inivel_ID Initial velocity block identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
unit_ID Unit Identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
inivel_title Initial velocity block title.

(Character, maximum 100 characters)

 
VX X velocity.

(Real)

[ m s ] MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9 vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=x fr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaamWaaeaada Wcaaqaaiaab2gaaeaacaqGZbaaaaGaay5waiaaw2faaaaa@39DE@ or [ rad s ]
VY Y velocity.

(Real)

[ m s ] MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9 vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=x fr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaamWaaeaada Wcaaqaaiaab2gaaeaacaqGZbaaaaGaay5waiaaw2faaaaa@39DE@ or [ rad s ]
VZ Z velocity.

(Real)

[ m s ] MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq=Jc9 vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0=yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr=x fr=xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaamWaaeaada Wcaaqaaiaab2gaaeaacaqGZbaaaaGaay5waiaaw2faaaaa@39DE@ or [ rad s ]
grnd_ID Node group on which specific initial velocities are applied.

(Integer)

 
skew_ID Skew identifier.

(Integer)

 

Comments

  1. The grnd_ID input is obligatory. The initial velocities will only be applied to nodes belonging to a node group.
  2. Unit of velocity in translation is [ m s ] . In rotation, then angle is in unit [ rad ] and thus the velocity is in unit [ rad s ] .