Samuel Mech Engineer

 Hello, This post will detail the process of running a flate plate simulation within OpenFoam. As I'm a newbie when it comes to OpenFoam I thought the best place to start would be running a simple simulation to understand the pre-processing which is my main goal for this simulation. Flate Plate A flat plate is as it says in the name, you have a plate that is flat and the fluid will pass over it at the specified inlet velocity condition. The importance of running this type of simulation is to model the no-slip effect of the wall. No slip occurs because of the friction caused by the particles interacting with the surface. The further from the surface the velocity increases until it reaches the free stream velocity. Accurately modelling the boundary layer will provide accurate predictions of wall shear stress which in turn leads to improved predictions for surface pressure, pressure gradient and forces such as lift and drag (aerofoil). The image below displays fluid passing along a wa...