Automatic regulation for OpenFOAM

This is part of a masters thesis: "Automatic Regulation of Industrial Processes in OpenFOAM"

This project aims to provide a way to simulate automatic regulation in OpenFOAM CFD framework. It's two main components are:

• Regulator, a component responsible for generating control signal based on current system state and specified target value.
• Boundary conditions using Regulator, acting as an acutor and used to integrate the Regulator with OpenFOAM case.

Examples

1. Laminar flow in pipe

Task: control flow rate at inlet to maintain target temperature at outlet. PID algotirhm is used.

3. Temperature regulation in room

Task: control heat flux from floor to maintain a target temperature of the room. On/off regulation is used.