phasicFlow/tutorials/sphereGranFlow/screwConveyor/settings/particlesDict

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|  phasicFlow File                                                            | 
|  copyright: www.cemf.ir                                                     | 
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objectName 	particlesDict;
objectType 	dictionary;
fileFormat 	ASCII;
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setFields
{
	/*
	    Default value for fields defined for particles

		These fields should always be defined for simulations with 

		spherical particles.
	*/

	defaultValue 
	{
		velocity 	    realx3 	(0 0 0);         // linear velocity (m/s)
		
		acceleration 	realx3 	(0 0 0);         // linear acceleration (m/s2)
	
		rVelocity 	    realx3 	(0 0 0);	     // rotational velocity (rad/s)
		
		shapeName 	    word	sphere1;         // name of the particle shape
	}

	selectors
	{
		shapeAssigne
		{
			selector 	stridedRange; 	         // other options: box, cylinder, sphere, randomPoints 
 
			stridedRangeInfo
			{
				begin 	    0;			         // begin index of points

				end 	5000;		 			 // end index of points 

				stride      3;			 		 // stride for selector 
			}

			fieldValue  					     // fields that the selector is applied to 
			{
				shapeName 	word    sphere1;     // sets shapeName of the selected points to largeSphere
			}
		}
	}
}

positionParticles                                // positions particles 
{
	method       ordered;     		             // other options: random and empty

	mortonSorting    Yes;                        // perform initial sorting based on morton code?   

	orderedInfo
	{
		diameter     0.01; 						 // minimum space between centers of particles

		numPoints   5000; 	                     // number of particles in the simulation 

		axisOrder (z y x);                       // axis order for filling the space with particles
	} 

	regionType box;                              // other options: cylinder and sphere  

	boxInfo  				                     // box information for positioning particles 
	{
		min (-0.08 -0.08 0.015);                 // lower corner point of the box 

		max     (0.08 0.08 1);	             // upper corner point of the box 
	}
}