LamBremhorstKE.H

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Class
    Foam::incompressible::RASModels::LamBremhorstKE

Group
    grpIcoRASTurbulence

Description
    Lam and Bremhorst low-Reynolds number k-epsilon turbulence model
    for incompressible flows

    This turbulence model is described in:
    \verbatim
        Lam, C. K. G., & Bremhorst, K. (1981).
        A modified form of the k-ε model for predicting wall turbulence.
        Journal of Fluids Engineering, 103(3), 456-460.
    \endverbatim

SourceFiles
    LamBremhorstKE.C

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#ifndef LamBremhorstKE_H
#define LamBremhorstKE_H

#include "turbulentTransportModel.H"
#include "eddyViscosity.H"

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namespace Foam
{
namespace incompressible
{
namespace RASModels
{

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                      Class LamBremhorstKE Declaration
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class LamBremhorstKE
:
    public eddyViscosity<incompressible::RASModel>
{
    // Private Member Functions

        // Disallow default bitwise copy construct and assignment
        LamBremhorstKE(const LamBremhorstKE&);
        void operator=(const LamBremhorstKE&);

        tmp<volScalarField> Rt() const;
        tmp<volScalarField> fMu(const volScalarField& Rt) const;
        tmp<volScalarField> f1(const volScalarField& fMu) const;
        tmp<volScalarField> f2(const volScalarField& Rt) const;
        void correctNut(const volScalarField& fMu);


protected:

    // Protected data

        dimensionedScalar Cmu_;
        dimensionedScalar Ceps1_;
        dimensionedScalar Ceps2_;
        dimensionedScalar sigmaEps_;

        volScalarField k_;
        volScalarField epsilon_;

        //- Wall distance
        //  Note: different to wall distance in parent RASModel
        //  which is for near-wall cells only
        const volScalarField& y_;


    // Protected Member Functions

        virtual void correctNut();


public:

    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("LamBremhorstKE");


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from components
        LamBremhorstKE
        (
            const geometricOneField& alpha,
            const geometricOneField& rho,
            const volVectorField& U,
            const surfaceScalarField& alphaRhoPhi,
            const surfaceScalarField& phi,
            const transportModel& transport,
            const word& propertiesName = turbulenceModel::propertiesName,
            const word& type = typeName
        );


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~LamBremhorstKE()
    {}


    // Member Functions

        //- Read RASProperties dictionary
        virtual bool read();

        //- Return the effective diffusivity for k
        tmp<volScalarField> DkEff() const
        {
            return tmp<volScalarField>
            (
                new volScalarField("DkEff", nut_ + nu())
            );
        }

        //- Return the effective diffusivity for epsilon
        tmp<volScalarField> DepsilonEff() const
        {
            return tmp<volScalarField>
            (
                new volScalarField("DepsilonEff", nut_/sigmaEps_ + nu())
            );
        }

        //- Return the turbulence kinetic energy
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> k() const
        {
            return k_;
        }

        //- Return the turbulence kinetic energy dissipation rate
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> epsilon() const
        {
            return epsilon_;
        }

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


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} // End namespace RASModels
} // End namespace incompressible
} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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