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Class Foam::flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Description Velocity inlet boundary condition creating a velocity field with optionally specified profile normal to the patch adjusted to match the specified mass flow rate, volumetric flow rate or mean velocity. For a mass-based flux: - the flow rate should be provided in kg/s - if \c rho is "none" the flow rate is in m3/s - otherwise \c rho should correspond to the name of the density field - if the density field cannot be found in the database, the user must specify the inlet density using the \c rhoInlet entry For a volumetric-based flux: - the flow rate is in m3/s Usage \table Property | Description | Required | Default value massFlowRate | Mass flow rate [kg/s] | no | volumetricFlowRate | Volumetric flow rate [m^3/s] | no | meanVelocity | Mean velocity [m/s] | no | profile | Velocity profile | no | rho | Density field name | no | rho rhoInlet | Inlet density | no | alpha | Volume fraction field name | no | \endtable Example of the boundary condition specification for a volumetric flow rate: \verbatim { type flowRateInletVelocity; volumetricFlowRate 0.2; profile laminarBL; } \endverbatim Example of the boundary condition specification for a mass flow rate: \verbatim { type flowRateInletVelocity; massFlowRate 0.2; profile turbulentBL; rho rho; rhoInlet 1.0; } \endverbatim Example of the boundary condition specification for a mean velocity: \verbatim { type flowRateInletVelocity; meanVelocity 5; profile turbulentBL; } \endverbatim The \c volumetricFlowRate, \c massFlowRate or \c meanVelocity entries are \c Function1 of time, see Foam::Function1s. The \c profile entry is a \c Function1 of the normalised distance to the wall. Any suitable Foam::Function1s can be used including Foam::Function1s::codedFunction1 but Foam::Function1s::laminarBL and Foam::Function1s::turbulentBL have been created specifically for this purpose and are likely to be appropriate for most cases. Note: - \c rhoInlet is required for the case of a mass flow rate, where the density field is not available at start-up - The value is positive into the domain (as an inlet) - May not work correctly for transonic inlets - Strange behaviour with potentialFoam since the U equation is not solved See also Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField Foam::Function1s::laminarBL Foam::Function1s::turbulentBL Foam::Function1s Foam::flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField SourceFiles flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H #define flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H #include "fixedValueFvPatchFields.H" #include "Function1.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // namespace Foam { /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ Class flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Declaration \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ class flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField : public fixedValueFvPatchVectorField { // Private Data //- Inlet integral flow rate autoPtr> flowRate_; //- Is the flow-rate mean velocity? bool meanVelocity_; //- Is the flow-rate volumetric? bool volumetric_; //- Optional velocity profile autoPtr> profile_; //- Name of the density field used to normalise the mass flux word rhoName_; //- Rho initialisation value (for start; if value not supplied) scalar rhoInlet_; //- Name of the volume fraction field used to convert to interstitial // velocity word alphaName_; //- Normalised distance to the wall scalarField y_; //- Total area of patch scalar area_; // Private Member Functions //- Set the wall distance field y_ void setWallDist(); //- Return the normalised velocity profile virtual tmp profile(); //- Update the patch values given the appropriate volume fraction and // density types and values template void updateValues ( const ScaleType& scale, const AlphaType& alpha, const RhoType& rho ); //- Update the patch values given the appropriate volume fraction type // and values template void updateValues(const AlphaType& alpha); public: //- Runtime type information TypeName("flowRateInletVelocity"); // Constructors //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const fvPatch&, const DimensionedField&, const dictionary& ); //- Construct by mapping given // flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField // onto a new patch flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&, const fvPatch&, const DimensionedField&, const fieldMapper& ); //- Disallow copy without setting internal field reference flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField& ) = delete; //- Copy constructor setting internal field reference flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&, const DimensionedField& ); //- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference virtual tmp clone ( const DimensionedField& iF ) const { return tmp ( new flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this, iF) ); } // Member Functions // Mapping functions //- Map the given fvPatchField onto this fvPatchField virtual void map(const fvPatchVectorField&, const fieldMapper&); //- Reset the fvPatchField to the given fvPatchField // Used for mesh to mesh mapping virtual void reset(const fvPatchVectorField&); // Evaluation functions //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field virtual void updateCoeffs(); // I-O //- Write virtual void write(Ostream&) const; // Member Operators //- Inherit assignment using fixedValueFvPatchVectorField::operator=; }; // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // } // End namespace Foam // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // #endif // ************************************************************************* //