/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ ========= | \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox \\ / O peration | Website: https://openfoam.org \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2025 OpenFOAM Foundation \\/ M anipulation | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- License This file is part of OpenFOAM. OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenFOAM. If not, see . Class Foam::flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource Description This source condition sets the values of the number field to recover a specified volumetric or mass flow-rate. It should be used in conjunction with a continuous injection model. This condition requires a uniform size to be specified. All injected parcels will have the same value of this size. The size can be \c number, \c surfaceArea, \c volume or \c mass. This choice relates to the desired discretisation of the Lagrangian material. Broadly, the uniform size chosen should be that against which the dominant effect of the Lagrangian model scales. So, if the particles are primarily evaporating droplets of fuel, then the effect of each will be primarily a function of the mass of fuel that evaporates into the system. The \c uniformSize should therefore be set to \c mass. But, if the model is purely dynamic, and the dominant effect is viscous drag, then each particle will exert a force in proportion with a reference area. In this case \c surfaceArea would be a better choice. If a distribution of sizes is injected then the choice of uniform size interacts with how the distribution is to be sampled. For that reason, it is important to use a diameter source condition such as \c distributionDiameter which accounts for this, rather than the general \c distribution condition. Usage \table Property | Description | Required? | Default uniformSize | The size kept uniform \ across all parcels | yes | volumetricFlowRate | The volumetric flow rate | if massFlowRate \ is not specified | massFlowRate | The mass flow rate | if volumetricFlowRate \ is not specified | \endtable Example specification: \verbatim { type flowRateNumber; uniformSize volume; // number, surfaceArea, mass volumetricFlowRate 1 [ml/s]; } \endverbatim See also Foam::distributionDiameterLagrangianScalarFieldSource SourceFiles flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource.C \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource_H #define flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource_H #include "uniformSizeNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource.H" #include "Function1.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // namespace Foam { /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ Class flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource Declaration \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ class flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource : public uniformSizeNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource { private: // Private Data //- The volumetric flow rate autoPtr> volumetricFlowRate_; //- The mass flow rate autoPtr> massFlowRate_; public: //- Runtime type information TypeName("flowRateNumber"); // Constructors //- Construct from internal field and dictionary flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource ( const regIOobject&, const dictionary& dict ); //- Copy constructor setting the internal field reference flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource ( const flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource&, const regIOobject& ); //- Construct and return a clone setting the internal field reference virtual autoPtr clone ( const regIOobject& iIo ) const { return autoPtr ( new flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource(*this, iIo) ); } //- Destructor virtual ~flowRateNumberLagrangianScalarFieldSource(); // Member Functions //- Return the volumetric flow rate for this time-step dimensionedScalar Q ( const LagrangianInjection&, const LagrangianSubMesh& ) const; //- Return the value for an instantaneous injection virtual tmp value ( const LagrangianInjection&, const LagrangianSubMesh& ) const; //- Write virtual void write(Ostream&) const; }; // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // } // End namespace Foam // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // #endif // ************************************************************************* //