solid.H

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Class
    Foam::solvers::solid
 
Description
    Solver module for thermal transport in solid domains and regions for
    conjugate heat transfer, HVAC and similar applications, with optional mesh
    motion and mesh topology changes.
 
SourceFiles
    solid.C
 
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#ifndef solid_H
#define solid_H
 
#include "solver.H"
#include "solidThermophysicalTransportModel.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
namespace solvers
{
 
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                          Class solid Declaration
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class solid
:
    public solver
{
 
protected:
 
    // Control parameters
 
        scalar maxDeltaT_;
 
 
    // Thermophysical properties
 
        autoPtr<solidThermo> thermoPtr_;
 
        solidThermo& thermo_;
 
        volScalarField& T_;
 
 
    // Thermophysical transport
 
        //- Pointer to the solid thermophysical transport model
        autoPtr<solidThermophysicalTransportModel> thermophysicalTransport;
 
 
    // Protected Member Functions
 
        //- Return true if the solver's dependencies have been modified
        virtual bool dependenciesModified() const;
 
        //- Read controls
        virtual bool read();
 
 
public:
 
    // Public Data
 
        //- Reference to the solid thermophysical properties
        const solidThermo& thermo;
 
        //- Reference to the temperature field
        const volScalarField& T;
 
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("solid");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from region mesh and thermophysical properties
        solid(fvMesh& mesh, autoPtr<solidThermo>);
 
        //- Construct from region mesh
        solid(fvMesh& mesh);
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
        solid(const solid&) = delete;
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~solid();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Return the current maximum time-step for stable solution
        virtual scalar maxDeltaT() const;
 
        //- Called at the start of the time-step, before the PIMPLE loop
        virtual void preSolve();
 
        //- Called at the start of the PIMPLE loop to move the mesh
        virtual void moveMesh();
 
        //- Corrections that follow mesh motion
        virtual void motionCorrector();
 
        //- Called at the beginning of the PIMPLE loop
        virtual void prePredictor();
 
        //- Predict the momentum transport
        virtual void momentumTransportPredictor();
 
        //- Predict thermophysical transport
        virtual void thermophysicalTransportPredictor();
 
        //- Construct and optionally solve the momentum equation
        virtual void momentumPredictor();
 
        //- Construct and solve the energy equation,
        //  convert to temperature
        //  and update thermophysical and transport properties
        virtual void thermophysicalPredictor();
 
        //- Construct and solve the pressure equation in the PISO loop
        virtual void pressureCorrector();
 
        //- Correct the momentum transport
        virtual void momentumTransportCorrector();
 
        //- Correct the thermophysical transport
        virtual void thermophysicalTransportCorrector();
 
        //- Called after the PIMPLE loop at the end of the time-step
        virtual void postSolve();
 
 
    // Member Operators
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const solid&) = delete;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace solvers
} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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