surfaceTensionCoefficientModel.H

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Class
    Foam::surfaceTensionCoefficientModel
 
Description
    Abstract base-class for interface surface-tension models which can be
    used when interface compression is applied between two phases.
 
SourceFiles
    surfaceTensionCoefficientModel.C
    surfaceTensionCoefficientModelNew.C
 
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#ifndef surfaceTensionCoefficientModel_H
#define surfaceTensionCoefficientModel_H
 
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#include "volFields.H"
#include "dictionary.H"
#include "runTimeSelectionTables.H"
#include "phaseInterface.H"
 
namespace Foam
{
 
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                     Class surfaceTensionCoefficientModel Declaration
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class surfaceTensionCoefficientModel
{
protected:
 
    // Protected data
 
        //- Interface
        const phaseInterface interface_;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("surfaceTensionModel");
 
 
    // Declare runtime construction
    declareRunTimeSelectionTable
    (
        autoPtr,
        surfaceTensionCoefficientModel,
        dictionary,
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const phaseInterface& interface
        ),
        (dict, interface)
    );
 
 
    // Static Data Members
 
        //- Coefficient dimensions
        static const dimensionSet dimSigma;
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from a dictionary and an interface
        surfaceTensionCoefficientModel
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const phaseInterface& interface
        );
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~surfaceTensionCoefficientModel();
 
 
    // Selectors
 
        static autoPtr<surfaceTensionCoefficientModel> New
        (
            const dictionary& dict,
            const phaseInterface& interface,
            const bool outer=true
        );
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Surface tension
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> sigma() const = 0;
 
        //- Surface tension for a patch
        virtual tmp<scalarField> sigma(const label patchi) const = 0;
};
 
 
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} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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