propellerDisk.H

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Class
    Foam::fv::propellerDisk
 
Description
    Disk momentum source which approximates a propeller based on a given
    propeller curve.
 
    Reference:
    \verbatim
        Hough, G. R., & Ordway, D. E. (1964).
        The generalized actuator disk.
        Developments in theoretical and applied mechanics, 2, 317-336.
    \endverbatim
 
Usage
    Example usage:
    \verbatim
    diskSource
    {
        type            propellerDisk;
 
        selectionMode   cellZone;
        cellZone        propeller;
 
        diskNormal      (1 0 0);    // Normal direction of the disk
 
        n               26.03;      // Rotation speed [1/s]
 
        dPropeller      0.203;      // Propeller diameter
        dHub            0.039179;   // Hub diameter
 
        propellerCurve
        {
            type table;
 
            //   J     Kt     Kq
            values
            (
                (0.10 (0.3267 0.03748))
                (0.15 (0.3112 0.03629))
                (0.20 (0.2949 0.03500))
                (0.25 (0.2777 0.03361))
                (0.30 (0.2598 0.03210))
                (0.35 (0.2410 0.03047))
                (0.40 (0.2214 0.02871))
                (0.45 (0.2010 0.02682))
                (0.50 (0.1798 0.02479))
                (0.55 (0.1577 0.02261))
                (0.60 (0.1349 0.02027))
                (0.65 (0.1112 0.01777))
                (0.70 (0.0867 0.01509))
                (0.75 (0.0614 0.01224))
                (0.80 (0.0353 0.00921))
            );
        }
    }
    \endverbatim
 
SourceFiles
    propellerDisk.C
    propellerDiskTemplates.C
 
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#ifndef propellerDisk_H
#define propellerDisk_H
 
#include "fvModel.H"
#include "logFile.H"
#include "fvCellSet.H"
#include "Function1.H"
#include "vector2D.H"
#include "forces.H"
#include "uniformDimensionedFields.H"
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
namespace Foam
{
namespace fv
{
 
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                     Class propellerDisk Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
class propellerDisk
:
    public fvModel
{
protected:
 
    // Protected Data
 
        //- The set of cells the fvConstraint applies to
        fvCellSet set_;
 
        //- The name of the phase to which this fvModel applies
        word phaseName_;
 
        //- Name of the velocity field
        word UName_;
 
        //- Disk normal direction
        vector diskNormal_;
 
        //- Rotation speed [1/s]
        scalar n_;
 
        //- Rotation direction (obtained from the sign of n_)
        scalar rotationDir_;
 
        //- Propeller diameter
        scalar dProp_;
 
        //- Hub diameter
        scalar dHub_;
 
        //- Propeller function
        autoPtr<Function1<vector2D>> propellerFunction_;
 
        //- Optional switch to enable logging of integral properties
        Switch log_;
 
        //- Optional log file
        mutable autoPtr<functionObjects::logFile> logFile_;
 
 
    // Protected Member Functions
 
        //- Return the rotation speed
        virtual scalar n() const
        {
            return n_;
        }
 
        //- No rotation speed correction
        virtual void correctn(const scalar T) const
        {}
 
        //- Computes the disk centre
        vector diskCentre() const;
 
        //- Computes the thickness of the disk in streamwise direction
        scalar diskThickness(const vector& centre) const;
 
        //- Return the normalised flow-rate through the disk
        scalar J(const vectorField& U, const vector& nHat) const;
 
 
private:
 
    // Private Member Functions
 
        //- Read the model coefficients
        void readCoeffs(const dictionary& dict);
 
        //- Add resistance to the UEqn
        template<class AlphaFieldType, class RhoFieldType>
        void addActuationDiskAxialInertialResistance
        (
            vectorField& Usource,
            const AlphaFieldType& alpha,
            const RhoFieldType& rho,
            const volVectorField::Internal& U
        ) const;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("propellerDisk");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from components
        propellerDisk
        (
            const word& name,
            const word& modelType,
            const fvMesh& mesh,
            const dictionary& dict
        );
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
        propellerDisk(const propellerDisk&) = delete;
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~propellerDisk()
    {}
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        // Checks
 
            //- Return the list of fields for which the fvModel adds source term
            //  to the transport equation
            virtual wordList addSupFields() const;
 
 
         // Add explicit and implicit contributions
 
            //- Source term to momentum equation
            virtual void addSup
            (
                const volVectorField& U,
                fvMatrix<vector>& eqn
            ) const;
 
            //- Source term to compressible momentum equation
            virtual void addSup
            (
                const volScalarField& rho,
                const volVectorField& U,
                fvMatrix<vector>& eqn
            ) const;
 
            //- Explicit and implicit sources for phase equations
            virtual void addSup
            (
                const volScalarField& alpha,
                const volScalarField& rho,
                const volVectorField& U,
                fvMatrix<vector>& eqn
            ) const;
 
 
        // Mesh changes
 
            //- Update for mesh motion
            virtual bool movePoints();
 
            //- Update topology using the given map
            virtual void topoChange(const polyTopoChangeMap&);
 
            //- Update from another mesh using the given map
            virtual void mapMesh(const polyMeshMap&);
 
            //- Redistribute or update using the given distribution map
            virtual void distribute(const polyDistributionMap&);
 
 
        // IO
 
            //- Read dictionary
            virtual bool read(const dictionary& dict);
 
 
    // Member Operators
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const propellerDisk&) = delete;
};
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
} // End namespace fv
} // End namespace Foam
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#ifdef NoRepository
    #include "propellerDiskTemplates.C"
#endif
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#endif
 
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