eddyViscosity.H

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Class
    Foam::eddyViscosity

Group
    grpTurbulence

Description
    Eddy viscosity turbulence model base class

SourceFiles
    eddyViscosity.C

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#ifndef eddyViscosity_H
#define eddyViscosity_H

#include "linearViscousStress.H"

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namespace Foam
{

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                           Class eddyViscosity Declaration
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template<class BasicTurbulenceModel>
class eddyViscosity
:
    public linearViscousStress<BasicTurbulenceModel>
{

protected:

    // Protected data

        // Fields

            volScalarField nut_;


    // Protected Member Functions

        virtual void correctNut() = 0;


public:

    typedef typename BasicTurbulenceModel::alphaField alphaField;
    typedef typename BasicTurbulenceModel::rhoField rhoField;
    typedef typename BasicTurbulenceModel::transportModel transportModel;


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from components
        eddyViscosity
        (
            const word& modelName,
            const alphaField& alpha,
            const rhoField& rho,
            const volVectorField& U,
            const surfaceScalarField& alphaRhoPhi,
            const surfaceScalarField& phi,
            const transportModel& transport,
            const word& propertiesName
        );


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~eddyViscosity()
    {}


    // Member Functions

        //- Re-read model coefficients if they have changed
        virtual bool read() = 0;

        //- Return non-const access to the turbulence viscosity
        //  to allow modification by means other than derivation
        volScalarField& evNut()
        {
            return nut_;
        }

        //- Return the turbulence viscosity
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> nut() const
        {
            return nut_;
        }

        //- Return the turbulence viscosity on patch
        virtual tmp<scalarField> nut(const label patchi) const
        {
            return nut_.boundaryField()[patchi];
        }

        //- Return the turbulence kinetic energy
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> k() const = 0;

        //- Return the Reynolds stress tensor
        virtual tmp<volSymmTensorField> R() const;

        //- Validate the turbulence fields after construction
        //  Update turbulence viscosity and other derived fields as requires
        virtual void validate();

        //- Solve the turbulence equations and correct the turbulence viscosity
        virtual void correct() = 0;
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#ifdef NoRepository
    #include "eddyViscosity.C"
#endif

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#endif

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