Case parameters

The Case category contains the main parameters defining the physical problem, mathematical formulation, and type of linear analysis performed by FELiCS.

Contents

Parameter	Description
AnalysisMode	Type of linear analysis performed by FELiCS
CalculateAdjoint	Enables the computation of adjoint modes in modal analysis
CoordinateSystem	Coordinate system used for the computation
needInterpolation	Controls how mean-flow fields are imported onto the FELiCS computational mesh
MeshFilePath	Path to the computational mesh file
MixtureFilePath	Path to the mixture-definition file
MolVisc	Constant molecular viscosity value
MolViscModel	Molecular viscosity model used in the simulation
MolViscPerturbModel	Model used for fluctuating molecular viscosity
Reaction	Enables reaction-related quantities in FELiCS
SpeciesFilePath	Path to the species-definition file (currently unused, reserved for upcoming developments)
m	Wavenumber in the spectral direction
nDim	Number of spatial dimensions resolved by the mesh
PrandtlNumber	Global Prandtl number used for thermal diffusion
SetOfEquations	Defines the transported equations and variables
TurbulenceModel	Turbulence model used in the simulation

Example

"Case": {
    "AnalysisMode": "Resolvent",
    "CoordinateSystem": "Cartesian",
    "nDim": 2,
    "MeshFilePath": "mesh.msh"
}

Related documentation

• See the mesh file, mixture file, and theory pages for more background on the physical and numerical models configured through this category.

Detailed content

• AnalysisMode (Case)
• CalculateAdjoint (Case)
• CoordinateSystem (Case)
• needInterpolation (Case)
• MeshFilePath (Case)
• MixtureFilePath (Case)
• MolVisc (Case)
• MolViscModel (Case)
• MolViscPerturbModel (Case)
• Reaction (Case)
• SpeciesFilePath (Case)
• m (Case)
• nDim (Case)
• PrandtlNumber (Case)
• SetOfEquations (Case)
• TurbulenceModel (Case)