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.. TO MAKE CHANGES, EDIT THE SOURCE PYTHON FILE:
.. "examples\basic_examples\particle_wall_interaction.py"
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.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        :ref:`Go to the end <sphx_glr_download_examples_basic_examples_particle_wall_interaction.py>`
        to download the full example code.

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.. _sphx_glr_examples_basic_examples_particle_wall_interaction.py:

.. _ref_particle_wall_interaction:

Particle simulation with wall interaction
-----------------------------------------
This example sets up and solves a simulation of particles interacting with a cylinder
wall.

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.. image:: /_static/open_cylinder_result.png
  :width: 400pt
  :align: center

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Perform imports and create a project
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Perform the required imports and create an empty project.

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.. code-block:: Python


    import os.path
    import tempfile

    import ansys.rocky.core as pyrocky
    from ansys.rocky.core import examples

    # Create a temp directory to save the project.
    project_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="pyrocky_")

    # Launch Rocky and open a project.
    rocky = pyrocky.launch_rocky()
    project = rocky.api.CreateProject()
    project.SaveProject(os.path.join(project_dir, "rocky-testing.rocky"))








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Configure the study
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.. code-block:: Python

    study = project.GetStudy()

    # Download the STL file that will imported into Rocky to represent a Wall.
    file_name = "open_cylinder.stl"
    file_path = examples.download_file(project_dir, file_name, "pyrocky/geometries")
    study.ImportWall(file_path)

    # Create a sphero-cylinder shape particle with the default size distribution (single
    # distribution with sieve size of 0.1 m).
    particle = study.CreateParticle()
    particle.SetShape("sphero_cylinder")

    # Create circular surface with a max radius of 0.3 m and default center coordinates
    # values (0.0, 0.0, 0.0).
    circular_surface = study.CreateCircularSurface()
    circular_surface.SetMaxRadius(0.3, "m")
    particle_inlet = study.CreateParticleInlet(circular_surface, particle)





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 .. code-block:: none

    Download successful. File path:
    C:\Users\ansys\AppData\Local\Temp\pyrocky_b6v44p66\open_cylinder.stl




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Set up the solver and run the simulation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.. code-block:: Python


    solver = study.GetSolver()
    solver.SetSimulationDuration(2, unit="s")
    study.StartSimulation()





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 .. code-block:: none


    True



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Postprocess
~~~~~~~~~~~
Obtain the particle count curve over the entire particle domain and in a half-cylinder
domain selection, as shown in the following figure:

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.. image:: /_static/open_cylinder_result_selection.png
  :width: 400pt
  :align: center

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.. code-block:: Python


    processes = project.GetUserProcessCollection()

    particles = study.GetParticles()
    cylinder_selection = processes.CreateCylinderProcess(particles)
    cylinder_selection.SetSize(2, 0.74, 2, unit="m")
    cylinder_selection.SetCenter(0, -0.37, 0, unit="m")
    cylinder_selection.SetFinalAngle(180)

    times, all_particles_count = particles.GetNumpyCurve("Particles Count")
    times, selection_count = cylinder_selection.GetNumpyCurve("Particles Count")








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Plot curves
+++++++++++

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.. code-block:: Python


    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1)

    ax.plot(times, all_particles_count, "b", label="All Particles")
    ax.plot(times, selection_count, "r", label="Selection Particles")
    ax.set_xlabel("Time [s]")
    ax.set_ylabel("Count [-]")
    ax.legend(loc="upper left")

    plt.draw()

    rocky.close()



.. image-sg:: /examples/basic_examples/images/sphx_glr_particle_wall_interaction_001.png
   :alt: particle wall interaction
   :srcset: /examples/basic_examples/images/sphx_glr_particle_wall_interaction_001.png
   :class: sphx-glr-single-img






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.. _sphx_glr_download_examples_basic_examples_particle_wall_interaction.py:

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      :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: particle_wall_interaction.ipynb <particle_wall_interaction.ipynb>`

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      :download:`Download Python source code: particle_wall_interaction.py <particle_wall_interaction.py>`

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      :download:`Download zipped: particle_wall_interaction.zip <particle_wall_interaction.zip>`


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