cape.pyover.options.Config: pyOver configurations options

This module provides options for defining some aspects of the surface configuration for an OVERFLOW run. Because OVERFLOW contains its own instructions for most surface family definitions, etc. in a specified mixsur.fmp file, this section does very little.

The reference area ("RefArea") and reference length ("RefLength") parameters are also defined in this section. OVERFLOW does not have two separate reference lengths, so there is no "RefSpan" parameter. These parameters are not used as inputs to OVERFLOW, which are already part of the inputs created by mixsur or usurp. However, they can be used to dimensionalize results during post-processing.

Many parameters are inherited from the cape.config.Config class, so readers are referred to that module for defining points by name along with several other methods.

One aspect of "Config" that matches the behavior of the version for other solvers is that it can be used to define reference points. A sample is shown below.

"Config": {
    "RefLength": 2.0,
    "RefArea": 3.14159,
    "Points": {
        "P01": [15.0, 1.0, 0.0],
        "P02": [15.0, 0.0, 1.0]
    }
}
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class cape.pyover.options.Config.Config(fname=None, **kw)

Configuration options for OVERFLOW

Call:
>>> opts = Config(**kw)
Versions:

  • 2015-12-29 @ddalle: First version