/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ ========= | \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox \\ / O peration | Website: https://openfoam.org \\ / A nd | Copyright (C) 2024-2026 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 . \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #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_ ); } } } } // ************************************************************************* //