LiftForce.H

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Class
    Foam::LiftForce

Description
    Base class for particle lift force models

SourceFiles
    LiftForceI.H
    LiftForce.C

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#ifndef LiftForce_H
#define LiftForce_H

#include "ParticleForce.H"
#include "volFields.H"
#include "interpolation.H"

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namespace Foam
{

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                          Class LiftForce Declaration
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template<class CloudType>
class LiftForce
:
    public ParticleForce<CloudType>
{
protected:

    // Protected data

        //- Name of velocity field
        const word UName_;

        //- Curk of carrier phase velocity interpolator
        autoPtr<interpolation<vector>> curlUcInterpPtr_;


    // Potected Member Functions

        //- Calculate the lift coefficient
        virtual scalar Cl
        (
            const typename CloudType::parcelType& p,
            const typename CloudType::parcelType::trackingData& td,
            const vector& curlUc,
            const scalar Re,
            const scalar muc
        ) const;


public:

    // Constructors

        //- Construct from mesh
        LiftForce
        (
            CloudType& owner,
            const fvMesh& mesh,
            const dictionary& dict,
            const word& forceType
        );

        //- Construct copy
        LiftForce(const LiftForce& lf);

        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual autoPtr<ParticleForce<CloudType>> clone() const
        {
            return autoPtr<ParticleForce<CloudType>>
            (
                new LiftForce<CloudType>(*this)
            );
        }


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~LiftForce();


    // Member Functions

        // Access

            //- Return the curl of the carrier phase velocity interpolator
            inline const interpolation<vector>& curlUcInterp() const;


        // Evaluation

            //- Cache fields
            virtual void cacheFields(const bool store);

            //- Calculate the non-coupled force
            virtual forceSuSp calcCoupled
            (
                const typename CloudType::parcelType& p,
                const typename CloudType::parcelType::trackingData& td,
                const scalar dt,
                const scalar mass,
                const scalar Re,
                const scalar muc
            ) const;
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#include "LiftForceI.H"

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

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#endif

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