RASModel.H

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Class
    Foam::RASModel
 
Description
    Templated abstract base class for RAS turbulence models
 
    with support for generalised Newtonian viscosity models including
    strain-rate dependency.
 
SourceFiles
    RASModel.C
 
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#ifndef RASModel_H
#define RASModel_H
 
#include "momentumTransportModel.H"
#include "generalisedNewtonianViscosityModel.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
 
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                          Class RASModel Declaration
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template<class BasicMomentumTransportModel>
class RASModel
:
    public BasicMomentumTransportModel
{
 
protected:
 
    // Protected data
 
        //- Turbulence on/off flag
        Switch turbulence_;
 
        //- Lower limit of k
        dimensionedScalar kMin_;
 
        //- Upper limit coefficient for nut
        dimensionedScalar nutMaxCoeff_;
 
        //- Run-time selectable generalised Newtonian viscosity model
        autoPtr<laminarModels::generalisedNewtonianViscosityModel>
            viscosityModel_;
 
 
    // Protected Member Functions
 
        //- Const access to the RAS dictionary
        const dictionary& RASDict() const;
 
        //- Const access to the coefficients dictionary
        const dictionary& typeDict() const;
 
        //- Const access to the coefficients dictionary
        const dictionary& typeDict(const word&) const;
 
 
public:
 
    typedef typename BasicMomentumTransportModel::alphaField alphaField;
    typedef typename BasicMomentumTransportModel::rhoField rhoField;
 
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("RAS");
 
 
    // Declare run-time constructor selection table
 
        declareRunTimeSelectionTable
        (
            autoPtr,
            RASModel,
            dictionary,
            (
                const alphaField& alpha,
                const rhoField& rho,
                const volVectorField& U,
                const surfaceScalarField& alphaRhoPhi,
                const surfaceScalarField& phi,
                const viscosity& viscosity
            ),
            (alpha, rho, U, alphaRhoPhi, phi, viscosity)
        );
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from components
        RASModel
        (
            const word& type,
            const alphaField& alpha,
            const rhoField& rho,
            const volVectorField& U,
            const surfaceScalarField& alphaRhoPhi,
            const surfaceScalarField& phi,
            const viscosity& viscosity
        );
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
        RASModel(const RASModel&) = delete;
 
 
    // Selectors
 
        //- Return a reference to the selected RAS model
        static autoPtr<RASModel> New
        (
            const alphaField& alpha,
            const rhoField& rho,
            const volVectorField& U,
            const surfaceScalarField& alphaRhoPhi,
            const surfaceScalarField& phi,
            const viscosity& viscosity
        );
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~RASModel()
    {}
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Read model coefficients if they have changed
        virtual bool read();
 
        //- Return the laminar viscosity
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu() const
        {
            return viscosityModel_->nu();
        }
 
        //- Return the laminar viscosity on patchi
        virtual tmp<scalarField> nu(const label patchi) const
        {
            return viscosityModel_->nu(patchi);
        }
 
        //- Return the effective viscosity
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> nuEff() const
        {
            return volScalarField::New
            (
                this->groupName("nuEff"),
                this->nut() + this->nu()
            );
        }
 
        //- Return the effective viscosity on patch
        virtual tmp<scalarField> nuEff(const label patchi) const
        {
            return this->nut(patchi) + this->nu(patchi);
        }
 
        //- Predict the turbulence transport coefficients if possible
        //  without solving turbulence transport model equations
        virtual void predict()
        {}
 
        //- Solve the turbulence equations and correct the turbulence viscosity
        virtual void correct();
 
 
    // Member Operators
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const RASModel&) = delete;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace Foam
 
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#ifdef NoRepository
    #include "RASModel.C"
#endif
 
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#endif
 
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