multiphaseSystem.H

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Class
    Foam::multiphaseSystem

Description
    Class which solves the volume fraction equations for two phases.

SourceFiles
    multiphaseSystem.C

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#ifndef multiphaseSystem_H
#define multiphaseSystem_H

#include "phaseSystem.H"

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namespace Foam
{

class dragModel;
class virtualMassModel;

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                         Class multiphaseSystem Declaration
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class multiphaseSystem
:
    public phaseSystem
{
private:

    // Private typedefs

        typedef HashTable<scalar, phasePairKey, phasePairKey::hash>
            cAlphaTable;


    // Private data

        //- The indexed phase-fraction field; e.g., 1 for water, 2 for air, 3
        //  for oil, etc...
        volScalarField alphas_;

        //-
        cAlphaTable cAlphas_;

        //- Stabilisation for normalisation of the interface normal
        const dimensionedScalar deltaN_;

        //- Conversion factor for degrees into radians
        static const scalar convertToRad;


    // Private member functions

        void calcAlphas();

        void solveAlphas();

        tmp<surfaceVectorField> nHatfv
        (
            const volScalarField& alpha1,
            const volScalarField& alpha2
        ) const;

        tmp<surfaceScalarField> nHatf
        (
            const volScalarField& alpha1,
            const volScalarField& alpha2
        ) const;

        void correctContactAngle
        (
            const phaseModel& alpha1,
            const phaseModel& alpha2,
            surfaceVectorField::Boundary& nHatb
        ) const;

        tmp<volScalarField> K
        (
            const phaseModel& alpha1,
            const phaseModel& alpha2
        ) const;

        //- Return the drag coefficient for phase pair
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> Kd(const phasePairKey& key) const = 0;

        //- Return the virtual mass coefficient for phase pair
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> Vm(const phasePairKey& key) const = 0;


protected:

    // Protected data

        //- Flag to indicate that returned lists of fields are "complete"; i.e.,
        //  that an absence of force is returned as a constructed list of zeros,
        //  rather than a null pointer
        static const bool fillFields_ = false;


public:

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

    // Declare runtime construction

        declareRunTimeSelectionTable
        (
            autoPtr,
            multiphaseSystem,
            dictionary,
            (
                const fvMesh& mesh
            ),
            (mesh)
        );


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from fvMesh
        multiphaseSystem(const fvMesh&);


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~multiphaseSystem();


    // Selectors

        static autoPtr<multiphaseSystem> New
        (
            const fvMesh& mesh
        );


    // Member Functions

        using phaseSystem::sigma;
        using phaseSystem::dmdts;

        //- Return the surface tension force
        tmp<surfaceScalarField> surfaceTension(const phaseModel& phase) const;

        //- Indicator of the proximity of the interface
        //  Field values are 1 near and 0 away for the interface.
        tmp<volScalarField> nearInterface() const;

        //- Solve for the phase fractions
        virtual void solve();
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#include "multiphaseSystemI.H"

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#endif

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