continuous.H

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Class
    Foam::blendingMethods::continuous
 
Description
    Blending method for the case in which the continuous phase is always the
    same. E.g., for an air-particles flow, the air phase is always continuous.
 
    This method requires the continuous phase to be specified.
 
SourceFiles
    continuous.C
 
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#ifndef continuous_H
#define continuous_H
 
#include "blendingMethod.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
namespace blendingMethods
{
 
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                         Class continuous Declaration
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class continuous
:
    public blendingMethod
{
    // Private Data
 
        //- The continuous phase
        const phaseModel& phase_;
 
 
protected:
 
    // Protected Member Functions
 
        //- Evaluate the blending function
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> fContinuous
        (
            const UPtrList<const volScalarField>& alphas,
            const label phaseSet,
            const label systemSet
        ) const;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("continuous");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from a dictionary and an interface
        continuous
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const phaseInterface& interface
        );
 
 
    //- Destructor
    ~continuous();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Return whether or not a phase can be considered continuous
        virtual bool canBeContinuous(const label index) const;
 
        //- Return whether or not this interface can segregate
        virtual bool canSegregate() const;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace blendingMethods
} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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