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#include "propellerDisk.H"
#include "fvMatrix.H"
#include "pimpleNoLoopControl.H"
#include "mathematicalConstants.H"
using namespace Foam::constant::mathematical;
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
template
void Foam::fv::propellerDisk::addActuationDiskAxialInertialResistance
(
vectorField& Usource,
const AlphaFieldType& alpha,
const RhoFieldType& rho,
const volInternalVectorField& U
) const
{
const labelList& cells = zone_.zone();
const scalarField& V = mesh().V();
if (!forcePtr_.valid())
{
forcePtr_ = new volInternalVectorField
(
IOobject
(
typedName("force"),
mesh().time().name(),
mesh(),
IOobject::NO_READ,
IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
),
mesh(),
dimensionedVector
(
rho.dimensions()*U.dimensions()/dimensions::time,
Zero
)
);
}
volInternalVectorField& force = forcePtr_();
const vector centre(this->centre());
const vector normal(this->normal());
const scalar delta = diskThickness(centre);
// hub radius
const scalar rHub = 0.5*dHub_;
// propeller radius
const scalar rProp = 0.5*dProp_;
// Disk area
const scalar A = (rProp - rHub)*(rProp - rHub)*pi;
// Get reference to the n value
const scalar& n = this->n();
// Evaluate advance number J,
// the volumetric mean advance speed of the disk
const scalar J = this->J(U, normal);
// Calculate the mean velocity through the disk
const scalar Udisk = n*dProp_*J;
// ... and the volumetric flux through the disk
const scalar phiDisk = Udisk*A;
if (phiDisk > small)
{
// Correction of advance number J based on mometum theory
// using the propeller curve Kt(J) and Kq(J)
vector2D KtandKq(propellerFunction_->value(J));
scalar Kt = KtandKq.x();
scalar Kq = KtandKq.y();
// Evaluate thrust based on Kt
// Thrust units are force/rho = [m^4/s^2]
scalar T = Kt*sqr(n)*pow4(dProp_);
// Correction for speed based on momentum theory
const scalar Ucorr = T/(2*phiDisk);
const scalar Jcorr = (Udisk - Ucorr)/(n*dProp_);
// Update Kt and Kq based on the corrected J value
KtandKq = propellerFunction_->value(Jcorr);
Kt = KtandKq.x();
Kq = KtandKq.y();
T = Kt*sqr(n)*pow4(dProp_);
const scalar Q = Kq*sqr(n)*pow5(dProp_);
// Correct the rotation speed from the current propulsion force
correctn(T);
// Distribute momentum source
const scalar Ax =
(105/8.0)*T/(delta*pi*(rProp - rHub)*(3*rHub + 4*rProp));
const scalar At =
(105/8.0)*Q/(delta*pi*rProp*(rProp - rHub)*(3*rHub + 4*rProp));
force_ = Zero;
moment_ = Zero;
forAll(cells, i)
{
const label celli = cells[i];
const vector r = mesh().cellCentres()[celli] - centre;
const scalar magr = mag(r);
if (magr > rHub)
{
const scalar rPrime = magr/rProp;
const scalar rHubPrime = rHub/rProp;
// Normalised radius
const scalar rStar =
min((rPrime - rHubPrime)/(1 - rHubPrime), 1);
const scalar Faxial = Ax*rStar*sqrt(1 - rStar);
const scalar Ftangential =
At*rStar*sqrt(1 - rStar)
/(rStar*(1 - rHubPrime) + rHubPrime);
// A unit normal vector to the direction of the tangent
const vector radiusOrtho = normalised(r ^ normal);
const vector rotationVector = radiusOrtho*rotationDir_;
force[celli] =
alpha[celli]*rho[celli]
*(Faxial*normal + Ftangential*rotationVector);
const vector Vfi(V[celli]*force[celli]);
// Integrate the net force and moment
// of the fluid on the propeller
force_ += Vfi;
moment_ += r ^ Vfi;
Usource[celli] += Vfi;
}
}
reduce(force_, sumOp());
reduce(moment_, sumOp());
if
(
mesh().lookupObject("solutionControl")
.finalIter()
)
{
if (logFile_.valid())
{
logFile_->writeTime
(
n,
J,
Jcorr,
Udisk,
Ucorr,
Kt,
Kq,
T,
Q,
force_,
moment_
);
}
}
}
}
// ************************************************************************* //