coupledToConstantDensityFluid.H

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Class
    Foam::clouds::coupledToConstantDensityFluid
 
Description
    Base class for clouds which are coupled to a constant density fluid
 
SourceFiles
    coupledToConstantDensityFluid.C
 
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#ifndef coupledToConstantDensityFluid_H
#define coupledToConstantDensityFluid_H
 
#include "coupled.H"
#include "physicalProperties.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
namespace clouds
{
 
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                 Class coupledToConstantDensityFluid Declaration
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class coupledToConstantDensityFluid
:
    public coupled
{
private:
 
    // Private Data
 
        //- Reference to the mesh
        const LagrangianMesh& mesh_;
 
        //- Physical properties dictionary
        mutable autoPtr<Foam::physicalProperties> physicalPropertiesPtr_;
 
        //- Reference to the constant cloud density. Only valid if the
        //  Eulerian is multiphase. Null if the Eulerian is single phase.
        const dimensionedScalar& rho_;
 
        //- Reference to the constant carrier density. Only valid if the
        //  Eulerian is multiphase. Null if the Eulerian is single phase.
        const dimensionedScalar& rhoc_;
 
 
    // Private Member Functions
 
        //- Get the physical properties dictionary
        const Foam::physicalProperties& physicalProperties() const;
 
        //- Return a uniform field of values equal to one. Used in volume
        //  transfers to represent the Eulerian volume per unit volume.
        static tmp<LagrangianSubScalarField> one
        (
            const LagrangianSubMesh&
        );
 
 
protected:
 
    // Protected Member Functions
 
        //- A uniform field of values equal to one. Used in volume
        //  transfers to represent the Eulerian volume per unit volume.
        const CloudDerivedField<scalar>& onec;
 
        //- A uniform field of values equal to one. Used in volume
        //  transfers to represent the Eulerian volume per unit volume.
        const CloudDerivedField<scalar>& onecPhase;
 
 
public:
 
    // Public Static Data
 
        //- Run-time type information
        TypeName("coupledToConstantDensityFluid");
 
 
    // Public Data
 
        //- Cloud/carrier density ratio
        const dimensionedScalar rhoByRhoc;
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from a reference to the cloud
        coupledToConstantDensityFluid(const cloud& c, const carried&);
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~coupledToConstantDensityFluid();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Cloud density
        const dimensionedScalar& rho() const;
 
        //- Carrier density
        const dimensionedScalar& rhoc() const;
 
        //- Corresponding Eulerian phase density
        const dimensionedScalar& rhocPhase() const;
};
 
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} // End namespace clouds
} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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