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Class
    Foam::populationBalance::shapeModels::fractal
 
Description
    Class for modelling the shape of particle aggregates using the concept of
    fractal geometry. Returns a collisional diameter
 
    \f[
        d_{c_i} =
            \frac{6}{\kappa_i}
            \left(
                \frac{v_i \kappa_i^3}{36 \pi \alpha_c}
            \right)^{1/D_{f_i}}\,,
    \f]
 
    computed from a constant fractal dimension \f$D_{f_i}\f$ and a
    field-dependent surface area to volume ratio \f$\kappa_i\f$, assuming that
    the primary particles in an aggregate have the same size.
 
Usage
    \table
        Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
        Df           | Fractal dimension       | yes         |
        alphaC       | Scaling prefactor       | yes         |
    \endtable
 
See also
    Foam::populationBalance::shapeModel
 
SourceFiles
    fractal.C
 
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#ifndef fractal_H
#define fractal_H
 
#include "SecondaryPropertyModel.H"
#include "shapeModel.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
namespace populationBalance
{
namespace shapeModels
{
 
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                           Class fractal Declaration
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class fractal
:
    public SecondaryPropertyModel<shapeModel>
{
private:
 
    // Private Data
 
        //- Fractal dimension. Function of representative spherical diameter.
        autoPtr<Function1<scalar>> Df_;
 
        //- Scaling pre-factor. Function of representative spherical diameter.
        autoPtr<Function1<scalar>> alphaC_;
 
        //- Groups' ratios of surface area to volume
        PtrList<volScalarField> kappas_;
 
        //- Groups' collisional diameters
        PtrList<volScalarField> dColls_;
 
        //- Groups' explicit sources
        PtrList<volScalarField::Internal> Sus_;
 
 
    // Private Member Functions
 
        //- Compute and return the collisional diameter for a group
        tmp<volScalarField> dColl(const label i) const;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("fractal");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from a dictionary
        fractal
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const populationBalanceModel& popBal
        );
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
        fractal(const fractal&) = delete;
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~fractal();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        // Access
 
            //- Return the fractal dimension for a group
            dimensionedScalar Df(const label i) const;
 
            //- Return the scaling prefactor for a group
            dimensionedScalar alphaC(const label i) const;
 
            //- Return a reference to a secondary property field
            virtual const volScalarField& fld(const label i) const;
 
            //- Access a secondary property source
            virtual volScalarField::Internal& src(const label i);
 
            //- Return the representative surface area of a group
            virtual tmp<volScalarField> a(const label i) const;
 
            //- Return the representative diameter of a group
            virtual tmp<volScalarField> d(const label i) const;
 
 
        // Edit
 
            //- Solve equations
            virtual void solve();
 
            //- Correct the shape
            virtual void correct();
 
 
    // Member Operators
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const fractal&) = delete;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace shapeModels
} // End namespace populationBalance
} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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