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| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  v2506                                 |
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// Control for external coupled simulation
externalCoupled
{
    // Mandatory entries
    type            externalCoupled;
    libs            (fieldFunctionObjects);

    // Directory to use for communication
    commsDir        "<case>/comms";

    // Does external process start first
    initByExternal  true;

    regions
    {
        // Region name (wildcards allowed)
        "(topAir|heater)"
        {
            // In topAir adjust the minX patch (fixedValue)

            // Patch or patchGroup
            coupleGroup
            {
                // Fields to output in commsDir
                writeFields (T);
                // Fields to read from commsDir
                readFields  (T);
            }
        }
    }

    // Optional entries
    waitInterval    1;
    // timeOut         100;
    statusDone      done;  // Any arbitrary status=... value
    calcFrequency   1;

    // Optional (inherited) entries
    region              region0;
    enabled             true;
    log                 true;
    /*timeStart           0;
    timeEnd             1000;
    executeControl      timeStep;
    executeInterval     1;
    writeControl        timeStep;
    writeInterval       1;*/
}


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