fixedReferenceTemperature.H

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Class
    Foam::heatTransferCoeffModels::fixedReferenceTemperature

Description
    Heat transfer coefficient calculation
    that employs a fixed reference temperature.

    The heat transfer coefficient is calculated by:

    \f[
        h = \frac{q}{T_{ref} - T_p}
    \f]

    where
    \vartable
      h       | Heat transfer coefficient                         [W/m^2/K]
      q       | Heat flux                                         [W/m^2]
      T_{ref} | User-specified reference temperature              [K]
      T_p     | Patch temperature field                           [K]
    \endvartable

Usage
    Minimal example by using \c system/controlDict.functions:
    \verbatim
    heatTransferCoeff1
    {
        // Inherited entries
        ...

        // Mandatory entries
        htcModel        fixedReferenceTemperature;
        Tref            <scalar>;
    }
    \endverbatim

    where the entries mean:
    \table
      Property  | Description                            | Type | Reqd | Deflt
      type      | Model name: fixedReferenceTemperature  | word | yes  | -
      Tref      | User-specied reference temperature   | scalar | yes  | -
    \endtable

SourceFiles
    fixedReferenceTemperature.C

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#ifndef heatTransferCoeffModels_fixedReferenceTemperature_H
#define heatTransferCoeffModels_fixedReferenceTemperature_H

#include "heatTransferCoeffModel.H"

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namespace Foam
{
namespace heatTransferCoeffModels
{

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                   Class fixedReferenceTemperature Declaration
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class fixedReferenceTemperature
:
    public heatTransferCoeffModel
{
protected:

    // Protected Data

        //- Reference temperature [K]
        scalar TRef_;


    // Protected Member Functions

        //- Set the heat transfer coefficient
        virtual void htc
        (
            volScalarField& htc,
            const FieldField<Field, scalar>& q
        );


public:

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


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from components
        fixedReferenceTemperature
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const fvMesh& mesh,
            const word& TName
        );

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

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


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


    // Member Functions

        //- Read from dictionary
        virtual bool read(const dictionary& dict);
};


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} // End namespace heatTransferCoeffModels
} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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