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Class Foam::populationBalanceModel Description Model for tracking the evolution of a dispersed phase size distribution due to coalescence (synonymous with coagulation, aggregation, agglomeration) and breakup events as well as density or phase changes. Provides an approximate solution of the population balance equation by means of a class method. The underlying theory is described in the article of Lehnigk et al. (2021). The size distribution, expressed through a volume-based number density function, is discretised using the fixot pivot technique of Kumar and Ramkrishna (1996). Thereby, the population balance equation is transformed into a series of transport equations for the particle (bubble, droplet) number concentrations in separate size classes that are coupled through their source terms. The discretisation is based on representative particle volumes, which are provided by the user through the corresponding sphere equivalent diameters. Since the representative volumes are fixed a priori and the total dispersed phase volume already available from solving the phase continuity equation, the model only determines the evolution of the individual size class fraciions \f[ f_{i,\varphi} = \frac{\alpha_{i,\varphi}}{\alpha_{\varphi}}\,, \f] where \f$\alpha_{i,\varphi}\f$ is the volume fraction of the size class and \f$\alpha_{\varphi}\f$ the total phase fraction of phase \f$\varphi\f$. The source terms are formulated such that the first and second moment of the distribution, i.e. the total particle number and volume, are conserved irrespective of the discretisation of the size domain. The treatment of particle breakup depends on the selected breakup submodels. For models which provide a total breakup frequency and a separate daughter size distribution function, the formulation provided Kumar and Ramkrishna (1996) is utilised, which is applicable both for binary and multiple breakup events. Currently, only field-independent daughter size distribution models are allowed. In case of binary breakup models that provide the breakup frequency between a size class pair directly, the formulation of Liao et al. (2018) is adopted, which is computationally more efficient compared to first extracting the field-dependent daughter size distribution and then consuming it in the formulation of Kumar and Ramkrishna. The source terms describing a drift of the size distribution through particle growth or shrinkage are derived using upwind differencing, thus ensuring conservation of the total particle number and volume. Note that due to the volume-based implementation, both density as well as phase change lead to a drift of the size distribution function. Further, users can specify multiple submodels for each mechanism, whose contributions are added up. The model also allows to distribute the size classes over multiple representative phases with identical physical properties that collectively define the dispersed phase. Thereby, size class fields can be transported with different velocity fields in order to account for the size dependency of the particle motion. A possible mass transfer between representative phases by means of coalescence, breakup and drift is taken into account. Similarly, the spatial evolution of secondary particle properties such as the particle surface area can be tracked. The key variable during a simulation is the Sauter diameter, which is computed from the size class fractions of the corresponding phase. The underlying size distribution can be extracted from the simulation using the functionObject 'sizeDistribution'. Integral and mean properties of a size distribution can be computed with the functionObject 'moments'. Verification cases for the population balance modelling functionality are provided in test/multiphaseEuler/populationBalance. References: \verbatim Lehnigk, R., Bainbridge, W., Liao, Y., Lucas, D., Niemi, T., Peltola, J., & Schlegel, F. (2021). An open‐source population balance modeling framework for the simulation of polydisperse multiphase flows. AIChE Journal, 68(3), e17539. \endverbatim \verbatim Coalescence and breakup term formulation: Kumar, S., & Ramkrishna, D. (1996). On the solution of population balance equations by discretization-I. A fixed pivot technique. Chemical Engineering Science, 51(8), 1311-1332. \endverbatim \verbatim Binary breakup term formulation: Liao, Y., Oertel, R., Kriebitzsch, S., Schlegel, F., & Lucas, D. (2018). A discrete population balance equation for binary breakage. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 87(4), 202-215. \endverbatim Usage Excerpt from an exemplary phaseProperties dictionary: \verbatim // Define the phases phases (air water); // Settings for the air phase. This phase is in the form of bubbles, the // diameters of which will be represented by a population balance model. // So, set the diameter model to 'populationBalance' and set the name of // the associated population balance to 'bubbles'. The name of the // population balance is arbitrary; it just needs to be unique and // descriptive as it will be referred to below. And if multiple phases // share the same population balance then it needs to be the same for all // those phases. air { type pureIsothermalPhaseModel; diameterModel { type populationBalance; populationBalance bubbles; nGroups 5; } residualAlpha 1e-6; } // Settings for the water phase. This phase is continuous, so there is no // diameter model. water { type pureIsothermalPhaseModel; diameterModel none; residualAlpha 1e-6; } // Set the blending to 'continuous' so that only sub-models relating to the // air_dispersedIn_water configuration are used blending { default { type continuous; phase water; } } // Set the surface tension surfaceTension { air_water { type constant; sigma 0.07; } } // Settings for the bubbles population balance model bubbles { // The continuous phase surrounding the bubbles is the water phase continuousPhase water; // Give the groups uniformly spaced diameters between 1 [mm] and 5 [mm] sphericalDiameters { type uniform; min 1e-3; max 5e-3; } // Define the bubbles to be spherical shapeModel spherical; // Choose coalescence and breakup sub-models ... coalescenceModel LehrMilliesMewes; breakupModel LehrMilliesMewes; } \endverbatim See also Foam::populationBalanceSystem Foam::diameterModels::populationBalance Foam::populationBalance::coalescenceModel Foam::populationBalance::breakupModel Foam::populationBalance::daughterSizeDistributionModel Foam::functionObjects::populationBalanceSizeDistribution Foam::functionObjects::populationBalanceSetSizeDistribution Foam::functionObjects::populationBalanceMoments SourceFiles populationBalanceModel.C \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef populationBalanceModel_H #define populationBalanceModel_H #include "daughterSizeDistributionModel.H" #include "populationBalance.H" #include "phaseSystem.H" #include "HashPtrTable.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // namespace Foam { class distribution; class phaseCompressibleMomentumTransportModel; namespace populationBalance { class shapeModel; class coalescenceModel; class breakupModel; namespace breakupModels { class daughterSizeDistribution; class binary; } } /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ Class populationBalanceModel Declaration \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ class populationBalanceModel : public regIOobject { public: // Public Type Definitions //- Table of interfacial mass transfer rates typedef HashPtrTable < volInternalScalarField, phaseInterfaceKey, phaseInterfaceKey::hash > dmdtfTable; private: // Private Data //- Reference to the phaseSystem const phaseSystem& fluid_; //- Reference to the mesh const fvMesh& mesh_; //- Name of the populationBalance const word name_; //- Continuous phase const phaseModel& continuousPhase_; //- The phase associated with each group UPtrList phases_; //- A minimal list of the phases in this population balance UPtrList uniquePhases_; //- The diameter model associated with each group UPtrList diameters_; //- A minimal list of the diameter models in this population balance UPtrList uniqueDiameters_; //- The group fractions PtrList fs_; //- The representative spherical diameters of the groups PtrList dSphs_; //- The representative volumes of the groups PtrList vs_; //- Explicit coalescence and breakup source terms PtrList Su_; //- Implicit coalescence and breakup source terms PtrList Sp_; //- Coalescence and breakup mass transfer rates dmdtfTable dmdtfs_; //- Expansion mass transfer rates dmdtfTable expansionDmdtfs_; //- Model source mass transfer rates dmdtfTable modelSourceDmdtfs_; //- Rates of change of volume per unit volume PtrList expansionRates_; //- Dilatation errors PtrList dilatationErrors_; //- The shape model autoPtr shapeModel_; //- Coalescence model autoPtr coalescenceModel_; //- Coalescence relevant group pairs List coalescencePairs_; //- Breakup models autoPtr breakupModel_; //- Daughter size distribution breakup model populationBalance::breakupModels::daughterSizeDistribution* daughterSizeDistributionBreakupModel_; //- Binary breakup model populationBalance::breakupModels::binary* binaryBreakupModel_; //- Section width required for binary breakup formulation PtrList> binaryBreakupDeltas_; //- Binary breakup relevant group pairs List binaryBreakupPairs_; //- Total void fraction autoPtr alphas_; //- Mean Sauter diameter autoPtr dsm_; //- Average velocity autoPtr U_; //- Counter for interval between source term updates label sourceUpdateCounter_; // Private Member Functions //- Get the coefficient dictionary const dictionary& typeDict() const; //- Do pre-calculations relating to coalescence and breakup void precomputeCoalescenceAndBreakup(); //- Calculate particle creation by coalescence void birthByCoalescence ( const label j, const label k, const volInternalScalarField& rate ); //- Calculate particle destruction by coalescence void deathByCoalescence ( const label i, const label j, const volInternalScalarField& rate ); //- Calculate particle creation by daughter-size-distribution-breakup void birthByDaughterSizeDistributionBreakup ( const label k, const volInternalScalarField& rate ); //- Calculate particle destruction by daughter-size-distribution-breakup void deathByDaughterSizeDistributionBreakup ( const label i, const volInternalScalarField& rate ); //- Calculate particle creation by binary-breakup void birthByBinaryBreakup ( const label i, const label j, const volInternalScalarField& rate ); //- Calculate particle destruction by binary-breakup void deathByBinaryBreakup ( const label j, const label i, const volInternalScalarField& rate ); //- Do calculations relating to coalescence and breakup void computeCoalescenceAndBreakup(); //- Do pre-calculations relating to expansion void precomputeExpansion(); //- Return the expansion sources for a group fraction, or (if flds is // valid) a secondary property Pair> expansionSus ( const label i, const UPtrList& flds = UPtrList() ) const; //- Do calculations relating to expansion void computeExpansion(); //- Do pre-calculations relating to model sources void precomputeModelSources(); //- Return the model sources for a group fraction, or (if flds is // valid) a secondary property Pair> modelSourceRhoSus ( const label i, const UPtrList& flds = UPtrList() ) const; //- Do calculations relating to model sources void computeModelSources(); //- Update the dilatation errors void computeDilatationErrors(); //- Return whether the sources should be updated on this iteration bool updateSources(); //- Return the interval at which the sources are updated inline label sourceUpdateInterval() const; //- Return the coefficients of the lower half of the number allocation // coefficient function. This spans the range from group i-1 to group // i. The first coefficient is a constant, and the second is // multiplied by v. Pair etaCoeffs0(const label i) const; //- Return the coefficients of the lower half of the number allocation // coefficient function. This spans the range from group i to group // i+1. The first coefficient is a constant, and the second is // multiplied by v. Pair etaCoeffs1(const label i) const; //- Return the coefficients of the lower half of the volume allocation // coefficient function. This spans the range from group i-1 to group // i. The first coefficient is a constant, and the second is // multiplied by 1/v. Pair etaVCoeffs0(const label i) const; //- Return the coefficients of the lower half of the volume allocation // coefficient function. This spans the range from group i to group // i+1. The first coefficient is a constant, and the second is // multiplied by 1/v. Pair etaVCoeffs1(const label i) const; public: //- Runtime type information TypeName("populationBalanceModel"); // Static Member Functions //- Return IO for a group-associated field static IOobject groupFieldIo ( const word& name, const label i, const phaseModel& phase, const IOobject::readOption r = IOobject::NO_READ, const IOobject::writeOption w = IOobject::NO_WRITE, const bool registerObject = true ); //- Read and return a group-associated field static tmp groupField ( const word& name, const label i, const phaseModel& phase ); // Constructors //- Construct for a fluid and with a given name populationBalanceModel(const phaseSystem& fluid, const word& name); //- Destructor virtual ~populationBalanceModel(); // Member Functions //- Return reference to the phaseSystem inline const phaseSystem& fluid() const; //- Return reference to the mesh inline const fvMesh& mesh() const; //- Return continuous phase inline const phaseModel& continuousPhase() const; //- Return the number of groups in the population balance inline label nGroups() const; //- Access the list of phases associated with each group inline const UPtrList& phases() const; //- Access the minimal list of the phases in this population balance inline const UPtrList& uniquePhases() const; //- Access the list of diameter models associated with each group inline const UPtrList& diameters() const; //- Access the minimal list of the diameter models in this population // balance inline const UPtrList& uniqueDiameters() const; //- Access the group fractions inline const PtrList& fs() const; //- Modify the group fractions inline PtrList& fs(); //- Access a group fraction inline const volScalarField& f(const label i) const; //- Modify a group fraction inline volScalarField& f(const label i); //- Access the representative spherical diameters of the groups inline const PtrList& dSphs() const; //- Access the representative spherical diameters of a group inline const dimensionedScalar& dSph(const label i) const; //- Access the representative volumes diameters of the groups inline const PtrList& vs() const; //- Access the representative volumes diameters of a group inline const dimensionedScalar& v(const label i) const; //- Access the shape model const populationBalance::shapeModel& shape() const; //- Return the representative surface area of the group tmp a(const label i) const; //- Return the representative diameter of the group tmp d(const label i) const; //- Return reference to the coalescence and breakup interfacial mass // transfer rates inline const dmdtfTable& dmdtfs() const; //- Return reference to the expansion interfacial mass transfer rates inline const dmdtfTable& expansionDmdtfs() const; //- Return reference to the model source interfacial mass transfer rates inline const dmdtfTable& modelSourceDmdtfs() const; //- Return solution settings dictionary for this populationBalance inline const dictionary& solverDict() const; //- Solve on final pimple iteration only inline bool solveOnFinalIterOnly() const; //- Return coalescence relevant group pairs inline const List& coalescencePairs() const; //- Return binary breakup relevant group pairs inline const List& binaryBreakupPairs() const; //- Return total void of phases belonging to this populationBalance inline const volScalarField& alphas() const; //- Return average velocity inline tmp U() const; //- Return the number allocation coefficient for a single volume dimensionedScalar eta(const label i, const dimensionedScalar& v) const; //- Return the number allocation coefficient for a field of volumes tmp eta ( const label i, const volInternalScalarField& v ) const; //- Return the volume allocation coefficient for a single volume dimensionedScalar etaV(const label i, const dimensionedScalar& v) const; //- Return the volume allocation coefficient for a field of volumes tmp etaV ( const label i, const volInternalScalarField& v ) const; //- Return the volume allocation coefficient for a given distribution // of diameters over a range of groups. The diameter distribution // should be volumetrically sampled (i.e., sampleQ should equal 3). dimensionedScalar etaV(const labelPair is, const distribution& d) const; //- Return the volume allocation coefficient for a given distribution // of diameters. The diameter distribution should be volumetrically // sampled (i.e., sampleQ should equal 3). The result is normalised // with respect to the volume allocation coefficient for the phase. dimensionedScalar etaV(const label i, const distribution& d) const; //- Return the surface tension coefficient between a given dispersed // and the continuous phase const tmp sigmaWithContinuousPhase ( const phaseModel& dispersedPhase ) const; //- Return the surface tension coefficient between a given group // and the continuous phase const tmp sigmaWithContinuousPhase(const label i) const; //- Return reference to momentumTransport model of the continuous phase const phaseCompressibleMomentumTransportModel& continuousTurbulence() const; //- Return the implicit coalescence and breakup source term tmp Sp(const label i) const; //- Return the explicit expansion source term tmp expansionSu ( const label i, const UPtrList& flds = UPtrList() ) const; //- Return the implicit expansion source term tmp expansionSp(const label i) const; //- Return the explicit model source source term tmp modelSourceSu ( const label i, const UPtrList& flds = UPtrList() ) const; //- Solve the population balance equation void solve(); //- Correct derived quantities void correct(); //- Dummy write for regIOobject bool writeData(Ostream&) const; }; // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // } // End namespace Foam // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // #include "populationBalanceModelI.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // #endif // ************************************************************************* //