MichaelsBolger Class Reference

Michaels & Bolger relative velocity model. More...

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Public Member Functions

 TypeName ("MichaelsBolger")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 MichaelsBolger (const dictionary &dict, const incompressibleDriftFluxMixture &mixture, const uniformDimensionedVectorField &g)
 Construct from components. More...
 
 ~MichaelsBolger ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual void correct ()
 Update the diffusion velocity. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from relativeVelocityModel
 TypeName ("relativeVelocityModel")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 declareRunTimeSelectionTable (autoPtr, relativeVelocityModel, dictionary,(const dictionary &dict, const incompressibleDriftFluxMixture &mixture, const uniformDimensionedVectorField &g),(dict, mixture, g))
 Declare runtime constructor selection table. More...
 
 relativeVelocityModel (const dictionary &dict, const incompressibleDriftFluxMixture &mixture, const uniformDimensionedVectorField &g)
 Construct from components. More...
 
 relativeVelocityModel (const relativeVelocityModel &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~relativeVelocityModel ()
 Destructor. More...
 
const incompressibleDriftFluxMixturemixture () const
 Mixture properties. More...
 
const volVectorFieldUdm () const
 Return the diffusion velocity of the dispersed phase. More...
 
tmp< volVectorFieldacceleration () const
 Return the dispersed phase acceleration. More...
 
tmp< volSymmTensorFieldtauDm () const
 Return the stress tensor due to the phase transport. More...
 
tmp< volVectorFielddivDevTau () const
 Return the div stress tensor due to the phase transport. More...
 
void operator= (const relativeVelocityModel &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from relativeVelocityModel
static autoPtr< relativeVelocityModelNew (const dictionary &dict, const incompressibleDriftFluxMixture &mixture, const uniformDimensionedVectorField &g)
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from relativeVelocityModel
const incompressibleDriftFluxMixturemixture_
 Mixture properties. More...
 
const uniformDimensionedVectorFieldg_
 Acceleration due to gravity. More...
 
volVectorField Udm_
 Dispersed diffusion velocity. More...
 

Detailed Description

Michaels & Bolger relative velocity model.

Reference:

    Michaels, A. S., & Bolger, J. C. (1962).
    Settling rates and sediment volumes
    of flocculated kaolin suspensions.
    Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 1(1), 24-33.
Usage
Example usage:
    relativeVelocityModel MichaelsBolger;

    MichaelsBolgerCoeffs
    {
        a0          0;    // Extended Michaels & Bolger coefficient,
        a1          4.65; // Exponent
    }
Source files

Definition at line 70 of file MichaelsBolger.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MichaelsBolger()

MichaelsBolger ( const dictionary dict,
const incompressibleDriftFluxMixture mixture,
const uniformDimensionedVectorField g 
)

Construct from components.

Definition at line 48 of file MichaelsBolger.C.

◆ ~MichaelsBolger()

Destructor.

Definition at line 64 of file MichaelsBolger.C.

Member Function Documentation

◆ TypeName()

TypeName ( "MichaelsBolger"  )

Runtime type information.

◆ correct()

void correct ( )
virtual

Update the diffusion velocity.

Implements relativeVelocityModel.

Definition at line 70 of file MichaelsBolger.C.

References alphaMax(), Foam::max(), and Foam::pow().

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