filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H

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Class
    Foam::filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField

Group
    grpSurfaceFilmBoundaryConditions

Description
    This boundary condition is designed to be used in conjunction with
    surface film modelling.  It provides a velocity inlet boundary condition
    for patches where the film height is specified.  The inflow velocity is
    obtained from the flux with a direction normal to the patch faces using:

    \f[
        U_p = \frac{n \phi}{\rho |Sf| \delta}
    \f]

    where
    \vartable
        U_p    | patch velocity [m/s]
        n      | patch normal vector
        \phi   | mass flux [kg/s]
        \rho   | density [kg/m3]
        Sf     | patch face area vectors [m2]
        \delta | film height [m]
    \endvartable

Usage
    \table
        Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
        phi          | Flux field name         | no          | phi
        rho          | density field name      | no          | rho
        deltaf       | height field name       | no          | deltaf
    \endtable

    Example of the boundary condition specification:
    \verbatim
    <patchName>
    {
        type            filmHeightInletVelocity;
        phi             phi;
        rho             rho;
        deltaf          deltaf;
        value           uniform (0 0 0); // initial velocity / [m/s]
    }
    \endverbatim

See also
    Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField

SourceFiles
    filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C

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#ifndef filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H
#define filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H

#include "fvPatchFields.H"
#include "fixedValueFvPatchFields.H"

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namespace Foam
{

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         Class filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Declaration
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class filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
:
    public fixedValueFvPatchVectorField
{
    // Private data

        //- Name of flux field
        word phiName_;

        //- Name of density field
        word rhoName_;

        //- Name of film height field
        word deltafName_;


public:

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


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from patch and internal field
        filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
        );

        //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary
        filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
            const dictionary&
        );

        //- Construct by mapping given filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        //  onto a new patch
        filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
            const fvPatchFieldMapper&
        );

        //- Construct as copy
        filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&
        );

        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone() const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
            (
                new filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this)
            );
        }

        //- Construct as copy setting internal field reference
        filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
        );

        //- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference
        virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone
        (
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>& iF
        ) const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
            (
                new filmHeightInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this, iF)
            );
        }


    // Member Functions

        //- True: this patch field is altered by assignment
        virtual bool assignable() const { return true; }


        // Access

            //- Return the name of phi
            const word& phiName() const
            {
                return phiName_;
            }

            //- Return reference to the name of phi to allow adjustment
            word& phiName()
            {
                return phiName_;
            }

            //- Return the name of rho
            const word& rhoName() const
            {
                return rhoName_;
            }

            //- Return reference to the name of rho to allow adjustment
            word& rhoName()
            {
                return rhoName_;
            }

            //- Return the name of deltaf
            const word& deltafName() const
            {
                return deltafName_;
            }

            //- Return reference to the name of df to allow adjustment
            word& deltafName()
            {
                return deltafName_;
            }


        //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
        virtual void updateCoeffs();

        //- Write
        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;


    // Member operators

        virtual void operator=(const fvPatchField<vector>& pvf);
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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