Thermal-shell finite-area model. It solves the energy equation in 2D. The coupling with the 3D region is done through the temperatureCoupledBase
, plus faOption
is available to add extra sources on the shell such as externalHeatFluxSource
etc.
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Thermal-shell finite-area model. It solves the energy equation in 2D. The coupling with the 3D region is done through the temperatureCoupledBase
, plus faOption
is available to add extra sources on the shell such as externalHeatFluxSource
etc.
<patchName> { // Mandatory entries thermalShellModel thermalShell; thermo { // subdictionary entries } // Optional entries qr <word>; thickness <scalar>; // Inherited entries ... nNonOrthCorr <int>; // read from another dict }
where the entries mean:
Property | Description | Type | Reqd | Deflt |
---|---|---|---|---|
thermalShellModel | Type name: thermalShell | word | yes | - |
thermo | Solid thermal properties | dictionary | yes | - |
qr | Name of radiative heat flux field | word | no | none |
thickness | Uniform film thickness [m] | scalar | choice | - |
The inherited entries are elaborated in: