Boundary conditions, external flow

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Hello everyone
Im new to CFD in general, and unsure about the right boundary conditions for external flow .
Im trying to simulate a bullet, but what should the right BC be for top/bottom and sides of the domain?

Would symmetry or free-stream BC be the way to do it?

Hope anyone has a good answer

/Frederik

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Hey @Frederik2308

You can try moving wall for the ground (same velocity and same direction as the bullet) and symmetry or slip walls for top/sides.

/Ric

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Thanks Ric
How come free-stream isnt the right configuration?
To my knowledge SolidWorks flow uses free-stream as BC in external studies

/Frederik

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It should also work :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: . Freestream BC for velocity works more or less like inlet-outlet. For each boundary cell, velocity will either be fixed value (if the vector points into the domain) or zerogradient (if it points out).