sinteringModel.H

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Class
    Foam::diameterModels::shapeModels::sinteringModel

Description
    Abstract base class for modelling sintering of primary particles in fractal
    aggregates.

See also
    Foam::diameterModels::shapeModels::fractal

SourceFiles
    sinteringModel.C

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#ifndef sinteringModel_H
#define sinteringModel_H

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#include "volFields.H"
#include "dictionary.H"
#include "runTimeSelectionTables.H"
#include "fractal.H"

namespace Foam
{
namespace diameterModels
{
namespace shapeModels
{

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                       Class sinteringModel Declaration
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class sinteringModel
{
protected:

    // Protected Data

        //- Reference to fractal shapeModel class
        const fractal& fractal_;


public:

    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("sinteringModel");


    // Declare runtime construction

        declareRunTimeSelectionTable
        (
            autoPtr,
            sinteringModel,
            dictionary,
            (
                const dictionary& dict,
                const fractal& fractalShape
            ),
            (dict, fractalShape)
        );


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from a dictionary and a fractal shape model
        sinteringModel
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const fractal& fractalShape
        );


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~sinteringModel();


    // Selectors

        static autoPtr<sinteringModel> New
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const fractal& fractalShape
        );


    // Member Functions

        //- Sintering source term
        virtual tmp<fvScalarMatrix> R() const = 0;
};


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} // End namespace shapeModels
} // End namespace diameterModels
} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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