Boundary Conditions¶

class LbBoundary(name=None)¶

Base class that all boundaries should derive from.

Parameters: name – optional name of the boundary.

property additional_data¶: Return a list of (name, type) tuples for additional data items required in this boundary These data items can either be initialized in separate kernel see additional_data_kernel_init or by Python callbacks - see additional_data_callback

property additional_data_init_callback¶: Return a callback function called with a boundary data setter object and returning a dict of data-name to data for each element that should be initialized

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()

class NoSlip(name=None)¶

No-Slip, (half-way) simple bounce back boundary condition, enforcing zero velocity at obstacle. Extended for use with any streaming pattern.

Parameters: name – optional name of the boundary.

class FreeSlip(stencil, normal_direction=None, name=None)¶

Free-Slip boundary condition, which enforces a zero normal fluid velocity \(u_n = 0\) but places no restrictions on the tangential fluid velocity \(u_t\).

Parameters

stencil – LBM stencil which is used for the simulation
normal_direction – optional normal direction pointing from wall to fluid. If the Free slip boundary is applied to a certain side in the domain it is not necessary to calculate the normal direction since it can be stated for all boundary cells. This reduces the memory space for the index array significantly.
name – optional name of the boundary.

property additional_data¶: Used internally only. For the FreeSlip boundary the information of the normal direction for each pdf direction is needed. This information is stored in the index vector.

property additional_data_init_callback¶: Return a callback function called with a boundary data setter object and returning a dict of data-name to data for each element that should be initialized

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()

class UBB(velocity, adapt_velocity_to_force=False, dim=None, name=None, data_type='double')¶

Velocity bounce back boundary condition, enforcing specified velocity at obstacle

Parameters

velocity – can either be a constant, an access into a field, or a callback function. The callback functions gets a numpy record array with members, ‘x’,’y’,’z’, ‘dir’ (direction) and ‘velocity’ which has to be set to the desired velocity of the corresponding link
adapt_velocity_to_force – adapts the velocity to the correct equilibrium when the lattice Boltzmann method holds a forcing term. If no forcing term is set and adapt_velocity_to_force is set to True it has no effect.
dim – number of spatial dimensions
name – optional name of the boundary.

property additional_data¶: In case of the UBB boundary additional data is a velocity vector. This vector is added to each cell to realize velocity profiles for the inlet.

property additional_data_init_callback¶: Initialise additional data of the boundary. For an example see tutorial 02 or lbmpy.geometry.add_pipe_inflow_boundary

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – Lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()
Returns: list containing LbmWeightInfo and NeighbourOffsetArrays

property velocity_is_callable¶: Returns True is velocity is callable. This means the velocity should be initialised via a callback function. This is useful if the inflow velocity should have a certain profile for instance

class SimpleExtrapolationOutflow(normal_direction, stencil, name=None)¶

Simple Outflow boundary condition [GSchonherrPK15], equation F.1 (listed below). This boundary condition extrapolates missing populations from the last layer of fluid cells onto the boundary by copying them in the normal direction.

\[f_{\overline{1}jkxyzt} = f_{\overline{1}jk(x - \Delta x)yzt}\]

Parameters

normal_direction – direction vector normal to the outflow
stencil – stencil used by the lattice boltzmann method
name – optional name of the boundary.

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – Lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()
Returns: list containing NeighbourOffsetArrays

class ExtrapolationOutflow(normal_direction, lb_method, dt=1, dx=1, name=None, streaming_pattern='pull', zeroth_timestep=Timestep.BOTH, initial_density=None, initial_velocity=None, data_type='double')¶

Outflow boundary condition [GSchonherrPK15], equation F.2, with u neglected (listed below). This boundary condition interpolates populations missing on the boundary in normal direction. For this interpolation, the PDF values of the last time step are used. They are interpolated between fluid cell and boundary cell. To get the PDF values from the last time step an index array is used which stores them.

\[f_{\overline{1}jkxyzt} = f_{\overline{1}jk(x - \Delta x)yz(t - \Delta t)} c \theta^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{\Delta t}{\Delta x} + \left(1 - c \theta^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{\Delta t}{\Delta x} \right) f_{\overline{1}jk(x - \Delta x)yzt}\]

Parameters

normal_direction – direction vector normal to the outflow
lb_method – the lattice boltzman method to be used in the simulation
dt – lattice time step size
dx – lattice spacing distance
name – optional name of the boundary.
streaming_pattern – Streaming pattern to be used in the simulation
zeroth_timestep – for in-place patterns, whether the initial setup corresponds to an even or odd time step
initial_density – floating point constant or callback taking spatial coordinates (x, y [,z]) as positional arguments, specifying the initial density on boundary nodes
initial_velocity – tuple of floating point constants or callback taking spatial coordinates (x, y [,z]) as positional arguments, specifying the initial velocity on boundary nodes

property additional_data¶: Used internally only. For the ExtrapolationOutflow information of the previous PDF values is needed. This information is stored in the index vector.

property additional_data_init_callback¶: Return a callback function called with a boundary data setter object and returning a dict of data-name to data for each element that should be initialized

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – Lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()
Returns: list containing NeighbourOffsetArrays

class FixedDensity(density, name=None)¶

Boundary condition that fixes the density/pressure at the obstacle.

Parameters

density – value of the density which should be set.
name – optional name of the boundary.

class DiffusionDirichlet(concentration, name=None, data_type='double')¶

Boundary condition for advection-diffusion problems that fixes the concentration at the obstacle.

Parameters

concentration – value of the concentration which should be set.
name – optional name of the boundary.

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – Lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()
Returns: list containing LbmWeightInfo

class NeumannByCopy(name=None)¶

Neumann boundary condition which is implemented by coping the PDF values to achieve similar values at the fluid and the boundary node

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – Lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()
Returns: list containing NeighbourOffsetArrays

class StreamInConstant(constant, name=None)¶

Boundary condition that takes a constant and overrides the boundary PDFs with this value. This is used for debugging mainly.

Parameters

constant – value which should be set for the PDFs at the boundary cell.
name – optional name of the boundary.

get_additional_code_nodes(lb_method)¶

Return a list of code nodes that will be added in the generated code before the index field loop.

Parameters: lb_method – Lattice Boltzmann method. See lbmpy.creationfunctions.create_lb_method()
Returns: list containing NeighbourOffsetArrays