[Paraview] computing flow rate across sections

[Stephen Wornom]

Stephen Wornom wrote:
> Berk Geveci wrote:
>> Did you try the Surface Flow filter?
>>   
> Yes. I took a simplier case (cross-section is a rectangular surface) 
> with a constant flow in the x-direction. The integrated 
> corss-sectional area is correct but the flow rate is not. Paraview 
> prints the vectors like (area, 0, 0) and not (-0.234,0,0) which are 
> the real values. The flow rate is = the cross-sectional area and not 
> the integral of _V_ dot _area_ where the underline means a vector. 
> That is either the velocity vector was taken as 1.0 or not included in 
> the integration.
> Stephen
The above was using 2.6.2. It does not work correctly in 2.6.2 but does 
work correctly in 3.2.1.
Thanks for the help.
Stephen
>> On 1/28/08, Stephen Wornom <stephen.wornom at sophia.inri
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