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Third-party add-ons
VELOCITY_CAP
Boundary conditions
Boundary conditions
*VELOCITY_CAP
$v_{max}^{N}$, $v_{max}^{DP1}$, $v_{max}^{DP2}$, $v_{max}^{CFD}$
$v_{max}^{N}$, $v_{max}^{DP1}$, $v_{max}^{DP2}$, $v_{max}^{CFD}$
Parameter definition
Variable | Description |
---|---|
$v_{max}^{N}$ | Finite Element node velocity cap |
default: no upper limit | |
$v_{max}^{DP1}$ | Discrete particle (SOIL and SPH) velocity cap |
default: no upper limit | |
$v_{max}^{DP2}$ | Discrete particle (AIR and HE) velocity cap |
default: no upper limit | |
$v_{max}^{CFD}$ | CFD velocity cap |
default: no upper limit |
Description
This command is used to define an upper limit for node, discrete particle and SPH velocities. The purpose it to prevent single nodes or particles, that (for numerical reasons) have reached extreme velocities, from destroying the simulation results. Nodes and particles that are moving too fast are simply brought back to the specified maximum allowed levels.