SinDirichletBC

Imposes a time-varying essential boundary condition , where varies from an given initial value at time to a given final value over a specified duration.

Description

SinDirichletBC is a NodalBC which imposes a time-varying boundary value of the form

where and are the initial and final values of , respectively, and is the final time. These values are controlled by the initial, final, and duration parameters, respectively. The value is applied on one or more sidesets specified by the boundary parameter and does not vary in space. This type of boundary condition is applicable to time-varying PDEs, for example:

and is frequently used to "ramp" a difficult boundary condition to its final value over a short time interval, rather than imposing it instantaneously at time . This approach can make nonlinear solvers more robust by improving the initial guess used by the Newton iterations, as well as preventing the solver from converging to non-physical solutions in nonlinear PDEs.

Example Input Syntax

[BCs]
  active = 'left right'

  [./left]
    type = SinDirichletBC
    variable = u
    boundary = 3
    initial = 0.0
    final = 1.0
    duration = 10.0
  [../]

  [./right]
    type = SinDirichletBC
    variable = u
    boundary = 1
    initial = 1.0
    final = 0.0
    duration = 10.0
  [../]
[]
(../moose/test/tests/bcs/sin_bc/sin_dirichlet_test.i)

Input Parameters

  • boundaryThe list of boundary IDs from the mesh where this object applies

    C++ Type:std::vector<BoundaryName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of boundary IDs from the mesh where this object applies

  • variableThe name of the variable that this residual object operates on

    C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName

    Controllable:No

    Description:The name of the variable that this residual object operates on

Required Parameters

  • diag_save_inThe name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's diagonal jacobian contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

    C++ Type:std::vector<AuxVariableName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's diagonal jacobian contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

  • displacementsThe displacements

    C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The displacements

  • duration0

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Controllable:No

  • final0

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Controllable:No

  • initial0

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Controllable:No

  • save_inThe name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's residual contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

    C++ Type:std::vector<AuxVariableName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's residual contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

Optional Parameters

  • absolute_value_vector_tagsThe tags for the vectors this residual object should fill with the absolute value of the residual contribution

    C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The tags for the vectors this residual object should fill with the absolute value of the residual contribution

  • extra_matrix_tagsThe extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill

    C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill

  • extra_vector_tagsThe extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill

    C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill

  • matrix_tagssystem timeThe tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill

    Default:system time

    C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum

    Options:nontime, system, time

    Controllable:No

    Description:The tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill

  • vector_tagsresidualThe tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill

    Default:residual

    C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum

    Options:nontime, time, residual

    Controllable:No

    Description:The tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill

Tagging Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:Yes

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • implicitTrueDetermines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Determines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

  • seed0The seed for the master random number generator

    Default:0

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Controllable:No

    Description:The seed for the master random number generator

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

Advanced Parameters