Commit 38d0e262 authored by William D. Fullmer's avatar William D. Fullmer
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add note on transient BCs

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@@ -649,6 +649,32 @@ Below is an example for specifying boundary conditions for a fluid `myfluid`.
   bc.outflow.myfluid.pressure =  0.0


Transient Boundary Conditions
-----------------------------

Velocity, temperature, and pressure boundary conditions may also be specified as a 
function of time simply by adding a new column. The time value is entered in the 
new first column. We can make the `mi` boundary condition above time-dependent 
by replacing: 

.. code-block:: none

   bc.inflow.myfluid.velocity    =  0.0  0.0    0.0  0.0
   bc.inflow.myfluid.velocity    =  3.0  0.015  0.0  0.0
   bc.inflow.myfluid.temperature =  0.0  300
   bc.inflow.myfluid.temperature =  2.99 300
   bc.inflow.myfluid.temperature =  3.0  500
   bc.inflow.myfluid.temperature =  4.0  500
   bc.inflow.myfluid.temperature =  4.01 300

In the above example, the inflow velocity is accelerated from zero to its  
final value over a period of three seconds. Linear interpolation is used in 
between discrete time values and held constant at the last time value. The 
temperature sees an abrupt spike from 300 up to 500 at t = 3s and then back 
down again after 4s. Note that the timestep is not adjusted to sync with 
transient BCs.  


Boundary Conditions on Embedded Boundaries
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