WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot.H

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Class
    Foam::WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot

Description
    Forces between particles and walls, interacting with a spring,
    slider, damper model

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#ifndef WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot_H
#define WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot_H

#include "WallModel.H"

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namespace Foam
{
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                Class WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot Declaration
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template<class CloudType>
class WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot
:
    public WallModel<CloudType>
{
    // Private data

        //- Effective Young's modulus value
        scalarList Estar_;

        //- Effective shear modulus value
        scalarList Gstar_;

        //- alpha-coefficient, related to coefficient of restitution
        scalarList alpha_;

        //- Spring power (b = 1 for linear, b = 3/2 for Hertzian)
        scalarList b_;

        //- Coefficient of friction in for tangential sliding
        scalarList mu_;

        //- Cohesion energy density [J/m^3]
        scalarList cohesionEnergyDensity_;

        // Switch cohesion on and off
        boolList cohesion_;

        //- Mapping the patch index to the model data
        labelList patchMap_;

        //- Index of the maximum value of Estar_
        label maxEstarIndex_;

        //- The number of steps over which to resolve the minimum
        //  harmonic approximation of the collision period
        scalar collisionResolutionSteps_;

        //- Volume factor for determining the equivalent size of a
        //  parcel where nParticles is not 1.  The equivalent size of
        //  the parcel is
        //      parcelEquivVolume = volumeFactor*nParticles*p.volume()
        //  so
        //      parcelEquivD = cbrt(volumeFactor*nParticles)*p.d()
        //  + When volumeFactor = 1, the particles are compressed
        //    together so that the equivalent volume of the parcel is
        //    the sum of the constituent particles
        //  + When volumeFactor = 3*sqrt(2)/pi, the particles are
        //    close packed, but uncompressed.
        //  + When volumeFactor > 3*sqrt(2)/pi, the particles loosely
        //    grouped.
        // 3*sqrt(2)/pi = 1.350474 is the volume factor for close
        // packing, i.e pi/(3*sqrt(2)) is the maximum close packing
        // factor
        scalar volumeFactor_;

        //- Switch to control use of equivalent size particles.  Used
        //  because the calculation can be very expensive.
        bool useEquivalentSize_;


    // Private Member Functions

        //- Find the appropriate properties for determining the minimum
        //- Allowable timestep
        void findMinMaxProperties
        (
            scalar& rMin,
            scalar& rhoMax,
            scalar& vMagMax
        ) const;

        //- Calculate the wall interaction for a parcel at a given site
        void evaluateWall
        (
            typename CloudType::parcelType& p,
            const point& site,
            const WallSiteData<vector>& data,
            scalar pREff,
            bool cohesion
        ) const;


public:

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


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from dictionary
        WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot(const dictionary& dict, CloudType& cloud);


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~WallLocalSpringSliderDashpot();


    // Member Functions

        //- Return the volumeFactor
        inline scalar volumeFactor() const
        {
            return volumeFactor_;
        }

        //- Return the effective radius for a particle for the model
        virtual scalar pREff(const typename CloudType::parcelType& p) const;

        //- Whether the WallModel has a timestep limit that will
        //  require subCycling
        virtual bool controlsTimestep() const;

        //- For WallModels that control the timestep, calculate the
        //  number of subCycles needed to satisfy the minimum
        //  allowable timestep
        virtual label nSubCycles() const;

        //- Calculate the wall interaction for a parcel
        virtual void evaluateWall
        (
            typename CloudType::parcelType& p,
            const List<point>& flatSitePoints,
            const List<WallSiteData<vector>>& flatSiteData,
            const List<point>& sharpSitePoints,
            const List<WallSiteData<vector>>& sharpSiteData
        ) const;
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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

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#endif

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