24.1.3

Improvements

BaramFlow

  • Cell Zone is hilighted when selected
  • Solver NF24.1.6 is used as internal solver

Bug Fixes

BaramFlow

  • Parallel configuration dialog hung if number of processors were not changed and Apply button was clicked
  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is now working in multi-region case
  • “saveAs” for Parallel-configured project is now working

BaramMesh

  • “Export” succeeded only when boundary layers were inserted and baramMesh run in parallel configuration

24.1.2

New Features

BaramFlow

  • User Parameters can be defined and used for configuration
  • Mesh information such as bounding box dimension, number of cells, and min/max cell volumes
  • Density-base solver with far-field Riemann boundary condition for high Mach number external flow
  • Batch processing: Users can setup User Parameters in combination and run them in sequence
  • Multi-region case can be set up by importing separated multiple polyMesh which might be generated by other meshing tools
  • Flow direction can be configured based on Angle of Attack(AoA) and Angle of Sideslip(AoS)

BaramMesh

  • Mesh Quality information can be checked interactively
  • Snap step now supports Implicit Feature Snapping

Improvements

BaramFlow

  • Wall function for Realizable k-e with enhanced wall treatment model has updated
  • The concept of “Modified Pressure” has been deprecated. The solver now automatically applies pressure adjustments based on the selected solver type.
  • Users can transfer steady-state calculation results as initial conditions for transient simulations.
  • Units are now explicitly shown for cell zone source terms
  • A pop-up window notifies users when the solver finishes its calculations
  • Certain boundary condition types are inferred from mesh boundary names and geometric types
  • Users can adjust the maximum Courant number for multi-phase steady simulations
  • NF24.1.5 is used as internal solver

BaramMesh

  • Maximum surface refinement level can be configured. It was a fixed value of minimum plus one
  • Spaces in geometry names are automaticall replaced with underscore(‘_’)
  • Users can now configure region steps to include solid regions only ( no fluid region )
  • Fixed width font is used in console window

Bug Fixes

BaramFlow

  • Prevented loading of multi-region meshes inappropriately for multi-phase projects

BaramMesh

  • Fixed a bug where castellation failed when a sphere was within a HEX6 bounding box

Know Issues

BaramFlow

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working in multi-region case
  • “saveAs” for Parallel-configured project is not working

BaramMesh

  • “Export” succeeds only when boundary layers are inserted and baramMesh runs in parallel configuration

24.0.1

New Features

  • [Flow] Point location preview has been added in point monitoring setup
  • [Mesh] Object preview has been added in Geometry step

Improvements

  • [Flow] pRefCell is used instead of pRefPoint. Users don’t need to configure Reference Pressure Location any longer.
  • [Mesh] surface refinement level(castellatedMeshControls.refinementSurfaces.level[0]) plus one is used for castellatedMeshControls.refinementSurfaces.level[1]

Bug Fixes

  • [Flow] Numerical Conditions page was not correctly shown if energy model was not turned on after reading multi-region mesh
  • [Mesh] Export failed if HEX6 was used as cell zone boundary
  • [Mesh] Castellation failed if imported volume was configured as cell zone while its surface was configured as None.

Know Issues

  • [Flow] Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working in multi-region case

23.3.5

New Features

  • None

Improvements

  • [Mesh] Crossing lines between Hex6 far-end boundary and other geometries are classified as feature edges
  • [Flow] Relative pressure is shown in monitoring chart rather than absolute pressure
  • [Mesh] Surface for cell zones are configured as internal type to make mesh conform the surface
  • [Flow] Warning message is displayed if a user leaves initialization page without clicking initialize button after changing setup
  • [Flow] If section initializer is configured, Fixed Value type boundary value configured on boundary condition will not change the initialized values until re-initialization

Bug Fixes

  • [Flow] Base grid for Hex6 far-end boundary was slightly bigger than the Hex6
  • [Flow] Text filter in boundary condition list is now working
  • [Flow] Select Color and Opacity windows in display control were not modal windows
  • [Mesh] No-boundary geometries were shown in the list of boundaries in the boundary layer step
  • [Flow] Mesh could not be loaded after project creation
  • [Flow] Exception occurred when text is typed in the filter input in boundary conditions

Know Issues

  • [Flow] Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working in multi-region case

23.3.3

New Features

  • None

Improvements

  • [Mesh] Castellation/Snap/BoundaryLayer operation can be cancelled during operation
  • [Mesh] Default name is applied for Geometry, Region, etc

Bug Fixes

  • [Flow] Mesh could not be loaded since v23.3.2
  • [Flow] Module path error in baramFlow.sh has been fixed
  • [Flow] MRFProperties file was not removed even when the property is turned off
  • [Flow][Mesh] Window could be out of sight when display configuration is changed in multiple screen environment

Know Issues

  • [Flow] Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working in multi-region case
  • [Flow] Text filter in boundary condition list is not working

23.3.2

New Features

  • None

Improvements

  • [Flow] “Reference Pressure Location” has been moved to “General” page
  • [Flow] Boundary type is configured automatically according to the name of boundary
  • [Mesh] Geometry import dialog now goes to the latest used folder
  • [Mesh] “slipFeatureAngle” is configured as the half of featureAngle internally

Bug Fixes

  • [Flow] Chart Y range was not configured properly when the range value is big
  • [Flow] “saveAs” menu is now stable.
  • [Flow] “divSchemes” dictionary for Multi-phase(VoF) was not configured properly
  • [Mesh] Default values of a few parameters have been changed

Know Issues

  • [Flow] Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working in multi-region case

23.3.0

New Features

  • “BaramMesh” application for meshing job is added, and the name of “Baram” is changed to “BaramFlow” accordingly

Improvements

  • Time foler name in scientific notation like “1e-5” is properly handled now
  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is now woring in single region case
  • Parallel processing configuration is clear now. It’s now not a configuration but an action to decompose/reconstruct
  • Chart shows all the data when a project opened
  • View alignment buttons on each Axis is simplified to one alignment button
  • “Paraview” path configuration menu has been added

Bug Fixes

  • Chart could not be shown with an exception of “ValueError: Axis limits cannot be NaN or Inf”
  • Residual chart was not shown for a copied project
  • Gravity could be configured only for Multi-phase(VoF) case
  • Initialization Parameters were not applied even though Initialization button was clicked if user stayed in the page
  • Atmospheric Wall was not shown in wall boundary condition

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working in multi-region case
  • “save as” menu is not stable yet. Copy the project project manually

23.2.0

New Features

  • “hostfile” setting is possible for the calculation on a cluster

Improvements

  • Last position and size of Window are saved for next launch

Bug Fixes

  • Parallel calculations for more than 20 boundaries are working
  • mesh transformation is working for decomposed mesh
  • Fixed: Rolling menus from Toolbar displayed on the other display in multiple monitor configuration

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working
  • Batch Processing is not implemented yet
  • “save as” menu is not stable yet. Copy the project project manually

23.1.0

New Features

  • Multi-Phase(VoF) problems can be simulated
  • Feature Edge view mode added
  • section initialization function (setFields) added
  • About page added

Improvements

  • Previous console log and residuals are now shown when a project is opened
  • Progress is displayed on reconstruction
  • Locale change goes effective as soon as configured
  • Finnish Translation updated thanks to Ricky-Tigg
  • M1 macOS supported

Bug Fixes

  • Global fvSolution was not created in multi-region case

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working
  • Batch Processing is not implemented yet
  • Rolling menus from Toolbar can be shown on the other display in multiple monitor configuration

22.1.0

New Features

  • Finnish(Suomi) translation has been added thanks to Ricky Tigg
  • boundary selection/highlighting

Improvements

  • Transition between sequential and parallel calculation gets fluent

Bug Fixes

  • Residual chart was not displayed when a project is opened

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working
  • Batch Processing is not implemented yet
  • Rolling menus from Toolbar can be shown on the other display in multiple monitor configuration

22.0.7

Bug Fixes

  • Case loading failed when sliding mesh (MRF) does not have static boundaries
  • “decompose” showed errors on some meshes

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working
  • Batch Processing is not implemented yet
  • Rolling menus from Toolbar can be shown on the other display in multiple monitor configuration

22.0.6

New Features

  • show/hide check box for each boundary

Improvements

Bug Fixes

  • Project name was not updated when the folder name was changed and reopened
  • Dialog window to ask to save was popped up even when configuration was not changed
  • .gz compressed polyMesh was not handled

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working
  • Batch Processing is not implemented yet
  • Rolling menus from Toolbar can be shown on the other display in multiple monitor configuration

22.0.5

New Features

  • Sliding Mesh Type in Cell Zone Configuration has been implemented ( “rotationMotion” of “solidBody” solver in dynamicMeshDict )
  • Density of materials can be configured in polynomial values
  • Monitoring field values for volume, surface, point snap on a surface, and force coefficient

Improvements

  • Default gravity value has changed to (0,0,0)
  • Reference Values are now saved in configuration file

Bug Fixes

  • Turbulent intensity was set in percentage in the dictionaries
  • Velocity Inlet Boundary Condition Dialog was not opened

Know Issues

  • Monitoring for a point that is not snapped on a surface is not working
  • Batch Processing is not implemented yet

22.0.4

The first release of BARAM