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Class Foam::flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Description Velocity outlet boundary condition which corrects the extrapolated velocity to match the specified flow rate. For a mass-based flux: - the flow rate should be provided in kg/s - if \c rho is "none" the flow rate is in m^3/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 outlet density using the \c rhoOutlet entry For a volumetric-based flux: - the flow rate is in m^3/s Usage \table Property | Description | Required | Default value massFlowRate | Mass flow rate [kg/s] | no | volumetricFlowRate | Volumetric flow rate [m^3/s] | no | rho | Density field name | no | rho rhoOutlet | Outlet density | no | \endtable Example of the boundary condition specification for a volumetric flow rate: \verbatim { type flowRateOutletVelocity; volumetricFlowRate 0.2; value uniform (0 0 0); } \endverbatim Example of the boundary condition specification for a mass flow rate: \verbatim { type flowRateOutletVelocity; massFlowRate 0.2; rhoOutlet 1.0; value uniform (0 0 0); } \endverbatim The c volumetricFlowRate or \c massFlowRate entry is a \c Function1 of time, see Foam::Function1s. Note: - \c rhoOutlet is required for the case of a mass flow rate, where the density field is not available at start-up - The value is positive out of the domain (as an outlet) - May not work correctly for transonic outlets - Strange behaviour with potentialFoam since the U equation is not solved See also Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField Foam::Function1s Foam::flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField SourceFiles flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #ifndef flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H #define flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H #include "fixedValueFvPatchFields.H" #include "Function1.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // namespace Foam { /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ Class flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Declaration \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ class flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField : public fixedValueFvPatchVectorField { // Private Data //- Outlet integral flow rate autoPtr> flowRate_; //- Is the flow-rate volumetric? bool volumetric_; //- Name of the density field used to normalise the mass flux word rhoName_; //- Rho initialisation value (for start; if value not supplied) scalar rhoOutlet_; // Private Member Functions //- Update the patch values given the appropriate density type and value template void updateValues(const RhoType& rho); public: //- Runtime type information TypeName("flowRateOutletVelocity"); // Constructors //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const fvPatch&, const DimensionedField&, const dictionary& ); //- Construct by mapping given // flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField // onto a new patch flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&, const fvPatch&, const DimensionedField&, const fieldMapper& ); //- Disallow copy without setting internal field reference flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField& ) = delete; //- Copy constructor setting internal field reference flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField ( const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&, const DimensionedField& ); //- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference virtual tmp clone ( const DimensionedField& iF ) const { return tmp ( new flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this, iF) ); } // Member Functions //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field virtual void updateCoeffs(); //- Write virtual void write(Ostream&) const; // Member Operators //- Inherit assignment using fixedValueFvPatchVectorField::operator=; }; // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // } // End namespace Foam // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // #endif // ************************************************************************* //