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Select farfield1 under Zone. Change the Type of boundary as velocity-inlet. A new window will pop up. Change Magnitude, Normal to Boundary to Components  under Velocity Specification Method. Input value 1 next to X-Velocity. Click OK. Do the same for farfield2 and farfield3.

The (absolute) pressure at the farfield downstream is 1 atm. Since the operating pressure is set to 1 atm, the outlet gauge pressure = outlet absolute pressure - operating pressure = 0. Choose farfield4 under Zone. The Type of this boundary is pressure-outlet. Click on Set.... The default value of the Gauge Pressure is 0. Click Cancel to leave the default in place.

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