#include <body_normal_calculation_utils.h>

Collaboration diagram for Kratos::BodyNormalCalculationUtils:

Public Types
Type Definitions
typedef ModelPart::NodesContainerType	NodesArrayType

typedef ModelPart::ElementsContainerType	ElementsArrayType

Public Member Functions
Operations
void	CalculateBodyNormals (ModelPart &r_model_part, int dimension)

Detailed Description

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Member Typedef Documentation

◆ ElementsArrayType

typedef ModelPart::ElementsContainerType Kratos::BodyNormalCalculationUtils::ElementsArrayType

◆ NodesArrayType

typedef ModelPart::NodesContainerType Kratos::BodyNormalCalculationUtils::NodesArrayType

Member Function Documentation

◆ CalculateBodyNormals()

void Kratos::BodyNormalCalculationUtils::CalculateBodyNormals	(	ModelPart &	r_model_part,
		int	dimension
	)

inline

this function calculates the "area normal" (vector oriented as the normal with a dimension proportional to the area. This is done basing on the volume discretization. the concept is to consider the volume as filled by a fluid at constant pressure. The effect of the pressure cancels on the internal nodes, but results in a net force being applied on the boundary nodes. Such net force is proportional to the area of boundary and oriented outwards, and we take it as definition of normal. NOTE: this works only for simplex meshes, that is triangles and tetras.

Parameters

ModelPart	the model part with the discretization of the volume
dimension	the working space dimension

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