flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H

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Class
    Foam::flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
 
Group
    grpInletBoundaryConditions
 
Description
    This boundary condition provides a velocity boundary condition, derived
    from the flux (volumetric or mass-based), whose direction is assumed
    to be normal to the patch.
 
    For a mass-based flux:
    - the flow rate should be provided in kg/s
    - if \c rhoName is "none" the flow rate is in m3/s
    - otherwise \c rhoName 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
 
    \heading Patch usage
 
    \table
        Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
        massFlowRate | mass flow rate [kg/s]   | no          |
        volumetricFlowRate | volumetric flow rate [m3/s]| no |
        rhoInlet     | inlet density           | no          |
    \endtable
 
    Example of the boundary condition specification for a volumetric flow rate:
    \verbatim
    myPatch
    {
        type        flowRateInletVelocity;
        volumetricFlowRate  0.2;
        value       uniform (0 0 0); // placeholder
    }
    \endverbatim
 
    Example of the boundary condition specification for a mass flow rate:
    \verbatim
    myPatch
    {
        type                flowRateInletVelocity;
        massFlowRate        0.2;
        rho                 rho;
        rhoInlet            1.0;
    }
    \endverbatim
 
    The \c flowRate entry is a \c DataEntry type, meaning that it can be
    specified as constant, a polynomial fuction of time, and ...
 
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
 
SeeAlso
    Foam::DataEntry
    Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField
 
SourceFiles
    flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C
 
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#ifndef flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H
#define flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H
 
#include "fixedValueFvPatchFields.H"
#include "DataEntry.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
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           Class flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Declaration
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class flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
:
    public fixedValueFvPatchVectorField
{
    // Private data
 
        //- Inlet integral flow rate
        autoPtr<DataEntry<scalar> > flowRate_;
 
        //- Is volumetric?
        bool volumetric_;
 
        //- Name of the density field used to normalize the mass flux
        word rhoName_;
 
        //- Rho initialisation value (for start; if value not supplied)
        scalar rhoInlet_;
 
 
public:
 
   //- Runtime type information
   TypeName("flowRateInletVelocity");
 
 
   // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from patch and internal field
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
        );
 
        //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
            const dictionary&
        );
 
        //- Construct by mapping given
        //  flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        //  onto a new patch
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
            const fvPatchFieldMapper&
        );
 
        //- Construct as copy
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&
        );
 
        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone() const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
            (
                new flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this)
            );
        }
 
        //- Construct as copy setting internal field reference
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
        );
 
        //- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference
        virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone
        (
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>& iF
        ) const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
            (
                new flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this, iF)
            );
        }
 
 
    // Member functions
 
        //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
        virtual void updateCoeffs();
 
        //- Write
        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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