interfaceProperties.H

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Class
    Foam::interfaceProperties
 
Description
    Contains the interface properties.
 
    Properties to aid interFoam:
    -# Correct the alpha boundary condition for dynamic contact angle.
    -# Calculate interface curvature.
 
SourceFiles
    interfaceProperties.C
 
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#ifndef interfaceProperties_H
#define interfaceProperties_H
 
#include "IOdictionary.H"
#include "volFields.H"
#include "surfaceFields.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
 
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                           Class interfaceProperties Declaration
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class interfaceProperties
{
    // Private data
 
        //- Keep a reference to the transportProperties dictionary
        const dictionary& transportPropertiesDict_;
 
        //- Compression coefficient
        scalar cAlpha_;
 
        //- Surface tension
        dimensionedScalar sigma_;
 
        //- Stabilisation for normalisation of the interface normal
        const dimensionedScalar deltaN_;
 
        const volScalarField& alpha1_;
        const volVectorField& U_;
        surfaceScalarField nHatf_;
        volScalarField K_;
 
 
    // Private Member Functions
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construct and assignment
        interfaceProperties(const interfaceProperties&);
        void operator=(const interfaceProperties&);
 
        //- Correction for the boundary condition on the unit normal nHat on
        //  walls to produce the correct contact dynamic angle
        //  calculated from the component of U parallel to the wall
        void correctContactAngle
        (
            surfaceVectorField::GeometricBoundaryField& nHat,
            surfaceVectorField::GeometricBoundaryField& gradAlphaf
        ) const;
 
        //- Re-calculate the interface curvature
        void calculateK();
 
 
public:
 
    //- Conversion factor for degrees into radians
    static const scalar convertToRad;
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from volume fraction field gamma and IOdictionary
        interfaceProperties
        (
            const volScalarField& alpha1,
            const volVectorField& U,
            const IOdictionary&
        );
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        scalar cAlpha() const
        {
            return cAlpha_;
        }
 
        const dimensionedScalar& deltaN() const
        {
            return deltaN_;
        }
 
        const surfaceScalarField& nHatf() const
        {
            return nHatf_;
        }
 
        const volScalarField& K() const
        {
            return K_;
        }
 
        const dimensionedScalar& sigma() const
        {
            return sigma_;
        }
 
        tmp<volScalarField> sigmaK() const
        {
            return sigma_*K_;
        }
 
        tmp<surfaceScalarField> surfaceTensionForce() const;
 
        //- Indicator of the proximity of the interface
        //  Field values are 1 near and 0 away for the interface.
        tmp<volScalarField> nearInterface() const;
 
        void correct()
        {
            calculateK();
        }
 
        //- Read transportProperties dictionary
        bool read();
};
 
 
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} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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