LiaoBase Class Reference

Base class for coalescence and breakup models of Liao et al. (2015). More...

Inheritance diagram for LiaoBase:

Collaboration diagram for LiaoBase:

Public Member Functions
	LiaoBase (const populationBalanceModel &popBal, const dictionary &dict)
virtual	~LiaoBase ()
	Destructor. More...
virtual void	precompute ()
	Precompute diameter independent expressions. More...

Protected Attributes
const populationBalanceModel &	popBal_
	Reference to the populationBalanceModel. More...
volScalarField::Internal	kolmogorovLengthScale_
	Kolmogorov length scale. More...
volScalarField::Internal	shearStrainRate_
	Shear strain rate. More...
volScalarField::Internal	eddyStrainRate_
	Eddy strain rate. More...
PtrList< dimensionedScalar >	uTerminal_
	Terminal velocities. More...
PtrList< dimensionedScalar >	Cd_
	Drag coefficients. More...

Detailed Description

Base class for coalescence and breakup models of Liao et al. (2015).

Reference:

    Liao, Y.; Rzehak, R.; Lucas, D.; Krepper, E. (2015).
    Baseline closure models for dispersed bubbly flow:
    Bubble coalescence and breakup.
    Chemical Engineering Science, 122, 336-349.

Usage

Source files

• LiaoBase.H
• LiaoBase.C

Definition at line 60 of file LiaoBase.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

LiaoBase()

LiaoBase	(	const populationBalanceModel &	popBal,
		const dictionary &	dict
	)

Definition at line 33 of file LiaoBase.C.

~LiaoBase()

virtual ~LiaoBase ( )

inlinevirtual

Destructor.

Definition at line 97 of file LiaoBase.H.

Member Function Documentation

precompute()

void precompute ( )

virtual

Precompute diameter independent expressions.

Reimplemented in LiaoCoalescence, and Liao.

Definition at line 93 of file LiaoBase.C.

References Foam::dimArea, Foam::dimDensity, dimensioned< Type >::dimensions(), Foam::dimForce, Foam::dimKinematicViscosity, Foam::dimLength, Foam::dimless, Foam::dimVelocity, sizeGroup::dSph(), Foam::e, Foam::constant::physicoChemical::F, forAll, Foam::gAverage(), Foam::fvc::grad(), Foam::mag(), Foam::min(), n, Foam::neg(), Foam::pos0(), Foam::pow(), Foam::pow025(), Foam::pow3(), Foam::Re(), Foam::constant::physicoChemical::sigma, Foam::sqr(), Foam::sqrt(), Foam::symm(), dimensioned< Type >::value(), and Foam::Zero.

Referenced by Liao::precompute(), and LiaoCoalescence::precompute().

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Member Data Documentation

popBal_

const populationBalanceModel& popBal_

protected

Reference to the populationBalanceModel.

Definition at line 67 of file LiaoBase.H.

kolmogorovLengthScale_

volScalarField::Internal kolmogorovLengthScale_

protected

Kolmogorov length scale.

Definition at line 70 of file LiaoBase.H.

shearStrainRate_

volScalarField::Internal shearStrainRate_

protected

Shear strain rate.

Definition at line 73 of file LiaoBase.H.

eddyStrainRate_

volScalarField::Internal eddyStrainRate_

protected

Eddy strain rate.

Definition at line 76 of file LiaoBase.H.

uTerminal_

PtrList<dimensionedScalar> uTerminal_

protected

Terminal velocities.

Definition at line 79 of file LiaoBase.H.

Cd_

PtrList<dimensionedScalar> Cd_

protected

Drag coefficients.

Definition at line 82 of file LiaoBase.H.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• applications/modules/multiphaseEuler/populationBalance/binaryBreakupModels/Liao/LiaoBase.H
• applications/modules/multiphaseEuler/populationBalance/binaryBreakupModels/Liao/LiaoBase.C