BrownianMotionForce.H

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Class
    Foam::BrownianMotionForce
 
Description
    Calculates particle Brownian motion force.
 
    Reference:
    \verbatim
        Li, A., & Ahmadi, G. (1992).
        Dispersion and deposition of spherical particles from point sources
        in a turbulent channel flow.
        Aerosol science and technology,
        16(4), 209-226.
    \endverbatim
 
SourceFiles
    BrownianMotionForceI.H
    BrownianMotionForce.C
 
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#ifndef BrownianMotionForce_H
#define BrownianMotionForce_H
 
#include "ParticleForce.H"
#include "randomGenerator.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
 
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                     Class BrownianMotionForce Declaration
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template<class CloudType>
class BrownianMotionForce
:
    public ParticleForce<CloudType>
{
    // Private Data
 
        //- Molecular free path length [m]
        const scalar lambda_;
 
        //- Turbulence flag
        bool turbulence_;
 
        //- Pointer to the turbulence kinetic energy field
        const volScalarField* kPtr_;
 
        //- Flag that indicates ownership of turbulence k field
        bool ownK_;
 
 
    // Private Member Functions
 
        //- Return the k field from the turbulence model
        tmp<volScalarField> kModel() const;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("BrownianMotion");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from mesh
        BrownianMotionForce
        (
            CloudType& owner,
            const fvMesh& mesh,
            const dictionary& dict
        );
 
        //- Construct copy
        BrownianMotionForce(const BrownianMotionForce& bmf);
 
        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual autoPtr<ParticleForce<CloudType>> clone() const
        {
            return autoPtr<ParticleForce<CloudType>>
            (
                new BrownianMotionForce<CloudType>(*this)
            );
        }
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~BrownianMotionForce();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        // Access
 
            //- Return const access to the molecular free path length [m]
            inline scalar lambda() const;
 
            //- Return const access to the turbulence flag
            inline bool turbulence() const;
 
 
        // Evaluation
 
            //- Cache fields
            virtual void cacheFields(const bool store);
 
            //- Calculate the coupled force
            virtual forceSuSp calcCoupled
            (
                const typename CloudType::parcelType& p,
                const typename CloudType::parcelType::trackingData& td,
                const scalar dt,
                const scalar mass,
                const scalar Re,
                const scalar muc
            ) const;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace Foam
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#include "BrownianMotionForceI.H"
 
#ifdef NoRepository
    #include "BrownianMotionForce.C"
#endif
 
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#endif
 
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