solidParticle.C

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#include "solidParticleCloud.H"

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

namespace Foam
{
    defineTemplateTypeNameAndDebug(Cloud<solidParticle>, 0);
}

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

bool Foam::solidParticle::move
(
    trackingData& td,
    const scalar trackTime
)
{
    td.switchProcessor = false;
    td.keepParticle = true;

    const polyBoundaryMesh& pbMesh = mesh_.boundaryMesh();

    scalar tEnd = (1.0 - stepFraction())*trackTime;
    scalar dtMax = tEnd;

    while (td.keepParticle && !td.switchProcessor && tEnd > SMALL)
    {
        if (debug)
        {
            Info<< "Time = " << mesh_.time().timeName()
                << " trackTime = " << trackTime
                << " tEnd = " << tEnd
                << " steptFraction() = " << stepFraction() << endl;
        }

        // set the lagrangian time-step
        scalar dt = min(dtMax, tEnd);

        // remember which cell the parcel is in
        // since this will change if a face is hit
        label celli = cell();

        dt *= trackToFace(position() + dt*U_, td);

        tEnd -= dt;
        stepFraction() = 1.0 - tEnd/trackTime;

        cellPointWeight cpw(mesh_, position(), celli, face());
        scalar rhoc = td.rhoInterp().interpolate(cpw);
        vector Uc = td.UInterp().interpolate(cpw);
        scalar nuc = td.nuInterp().interpolate(cpw);

        scalar rhop = td.cloud().rhop();
        scalar magUr = mag(Uc - U_);

        scalar ReFunc = 1.0;
        scalar Re = magUr*d_/nuc;

        if (Re > 0.01)
        {
            ReFunc += 0.15*pow(Re, 0.687);
        }

        scalar Dc = (24.0*nuc/d_)*ReFunc*(3.0/4.0)*(rhoc/(d_*rhop));

        U_ = (U_ + dt*(Dc*Uc + (1.0 - rhoc/rhop)*td.g()))/(1.0 + dt*Dc);

        if (onBoundary() && td.keepParticle)
        {
            if (isA<processorPolyPatch>(pbMesh[patch(face())]))
            {
                td.switchProcessor = true;
            }
        }
    }

    return td.keepParticle;
}


bool Foam::solidParticle::hitPatch
(
    const polyPatch&,
    trackingData&,
    const label,
    const scalar,
    const tetIndices&
)
{
    return false;
}


void Foam::solidParticle::hitProcessorPatch
(
    const processorPolyPatch&,
    trackingData& td
)
{
    td.switchProcessor = true;
}


void Foam::solidParticle::hitWallPatch
(
    const wallPolyPatch& wpp,
    trackingData& td,
    const tetIndices& tetIs
)
{
    vector nw = tetIs.faceTri(mesh_).normal();
    nw /= mag(nw);

    scalar Un = U_ & nw;
    vector Ut = U_ - Un*nw;

    if (Un > 0)
    {
        U_ -= (1.0 + td.cloud().e())*Un*nw;
    }

    U_ -= td.cloud().mu()*Ut;
}


void Foam::solidParticle::hitPatch
(
    const polyPatch&,
    trackingData& td
)
{
    td.keepParticle = false;
}


void Foam::solidParticle::transformProperties (const tensor& T)
{
    particle::transformProperties(T);
    U_ = transform(T, U_);
}


void Foam::solidParticle::transformProperties(const vector& separation)
{
    particle::transformProperties(separation);
}


Foam::scalar Foam::solidParticle::wallImpactDistance(const vector&) const
{
    return 0.5*d_;
}


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