turbulenceFields.H

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Class
    Foam::functionObjects::turbulenceFields

Group
    grpFieldFunctionObjects

Description
    Computes various turbulence-related quantities that are not typically
    output during calculations, and stores/writes them on the mesh database
    for further manipulation.

    Fields are stored as copies of the original with a user-defined prefix
    e.g. a prefix of \c turbulenceModel yields the following for field \c R:

    \verbatim
      turbulenceModel:R
    \endverbatim

    Operands:
    \table
      Operand           | Type             | Location
      input             | -                | -
      output file       | -                | -
      output field      | vol<Type>Field | $FOAM_CASE/<time>/<outField>
    \endtable

    where \c <Type>=Scalar/SymmTensor.

    References:
    \verbatim
        Estimation expressions for L (tag:P), Eq. 10.37:
            Pope, S. B. (2000).
            Turbulent flows.
            Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ. Press
            DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511840531
    \endverbatim

Usage
    Minimal example by using \c system/controlDict.functions:
    \verbatim
    turbulenceFields1
    {
        // Mandatory entries (unmodifiable)
        type        turbulenceFields;
        libs        (fieldFunctionObjects);

        // Mandatory entries (runtime modifiable)

            // Either of the below
            // Option-1
            fields      (R devRhoReff);

            // Option-2
            field       R;

        // Optional entries (runtime modifiable)
        prefix          <word>;

        // Inherited entries
        ...
    }
    \endverbatim

    where the entries mean:
    \table
      Property     | Description                           | Type | Reqd | Deflt
      type         | Type name: turbulenceFields           | word | yes  | -
      libs         | Library name: fieldFunctionObjects    | word | yes  | -
      fields       | Names of fields to store (see below)  | wordList | yes | -
      field        | Name of a field to store (see below)  | word | yes  | -
      prefix  | Name of output-field prefix | word | no | turbulenceProperties
    \endtable

    where \c fields can include:
    \verbatim
      k           | turbulent kinetic energy
      epsilon     | turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate
      omega       | specific dissipation rate
      nuTilda     | modified turbulent viscosity
      nut         | turbulent viscosity (incompressible)
      nuEff       | effective turbulent viscosity (incompressible)
      mut         | turbulent viscosity (compressible)
      muEff       | effective turbulent viscosity (compressible)
      alphat      | turbulence thermal diffusivity (compressible)
      alphaEff    | effective turbulence thermal diffusivity (compressible)
      R           | Reynolds stress tensor
      devReff     | deviatoric part of the effective Reynolds stress
      devRhoReff  | divergence of the Reynolds stress
      L           | integral-length scale / mixing-length scale
      I           | turbulence intensity
    \endverbatim

    The inherited entries are elaborated in:
     - \link functionObject.H \endlink

    Minimal example by using the \c postProcess utility:
    \verbatim
        <solver> -postProcess -func turbulenceFields
    \endverbatim

Note
  - Multiphase applications are not supported.
  - The governing expression of \c nuTilda is
    an approximation based on a dimensional analysis.

See also
  - Foam::functionObject
  - Foam::functionObjects::fvMeshFunctionObject
  - ExtendedCodeGuide::functionObjects::field::turbulenceFields

SourceFiles
    turbulenceFields.C
    turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C

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#ifndef functionObjects_turbulenceFields_H
#define functionObjects_turbulenceFields_H

#include "fvMeshFunctionObject.H"
#include "HashSet.H"
#include "Enum.H"
#include "volFieldsFwd.H"
#include "Switch.H"

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namespace Foam
{
namespace functionObjects
{

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                      Class turbulenceFields Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

class turbulenceFields
:
    public fvMeshFunctionObject
{
public:

    // Public Enumerations

        //- Options for the turbulence fields (compressible)
        enum compressibleField
        {
            cfK,            
            cfEpsilon,      
            cfOmega,        
            cfNuTilda,      
            cfMut,          
            cfMuEff,        
            cfAlphat,       
            cfAlphaEff,     
            cfR,            
            cfDevRhoReff,   
            cfL,            
            cfI,            
            cfLESRegion,    
            cffd            
        };

        //- Names for compressibleField turbulence fields
        static const Enum<compressibleField> compressibleFieldNames_;

        //- Options for the turbulence fields (incompressible)
        enum incompressibleField
        {
            ifK,            
            ifEpsilon,      
            ifOmega,        
            ifNuTilda,      
            ifNut,          
            ifNuEff,        
            ifR,            
            ifDevReff,   
            ifL,            
            ifI,            
            ifLESRegion,    
            iffd            
        };

        //- Names for incompressibleField turbulence fields
        static const Enum<incompressibleField> incompressibleFieldNames_;

        //- Name of the turbulence properties dictionary
        static const word modelName_;


protected:

    // Protected Data

        //- Flag to track initialisation
        bool initialised_;

        //- Name of output-field prefix
        word prefix_;

        //- Fields to load
        wordHashSet fieldSet_;


    // Protected Member Functions

        //- Unset duplicate fields already registered by other function objects
        void initialise();

        //- Return true if compressible turbulence model is identified
        bool compressible();

        //- Process the turbulence field
        template<class Type>
        void processField
        (
            const word& fieldName,
            const tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>>& tvalue
        );

        //- Return nuTilda calculated from k and omega
        template<class Model>
        tmp<volScalarField> nuTilda(const Model& model) const;

        //- Return integral length scale, L, calculated from k and epsilon
        template<class Model>
        tmp<volScalarField> L(const Model& model) const;

        //- Return turbulence intensity, I, calculated from k and U
        template<class Model>
        tmp<volScalarField> I(const Model& model) const;


public:

    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("turbulenceFields");


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from Time and dictionary
        turbulenceFields
        (
            const word& name,
            const Time& runTime,
            const dictionary& dict
        );

        //- No copy construct
        turbulenceFields(const turbulenceFields&) = delete;

        //- No copy assignment
        void operator=(const turbulenceFields&) = delete;


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~turbulenceFields() = default;


    // Member Functions

        //- Read the controls
        virtual bool read(const dictionary&);

        //- Calculate turbulence fields
        virtual bool execute();

        //- Do nothing.
        //  The turbulence fields are registered and written automatically
        virtual bool write();
};


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} // End namespace functionObjects
} // End namespace Foam

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#ifdef NoRepository
    #include "turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C"
#endif

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#endif

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