constantHeatTransfer.H

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Class
    Foam::fv::constantHeatTransfer

Description
    Constant heat transfer model. htcConst [W/m^2/K] and area/volume [1/m]
    must be provided.

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#ifndef constantHeatTransfer_H
#define constantHeatTransfer_H

#include "interRegionHeatTransferModel.H"
#include "autoPtr.H"

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namespace Foam
{
namespace fv
{

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                    Class constantHeatTransfer Declaration
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class constantHeatTransfer
:
    public interRegionHeatTransferModel
{
    // Private Data

        //- Constant heat transfer coefficient [W/m^2/K]
        autoPtr<volScalarField> htcConst_;

        //- Area per unit volume of heat exchanger [1/m]
        autoPtr<volScalarField> AoV_;


public:

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


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from dictionary
        constantHeatTransfer
        (
            const word& name,
            const word& modelType,
            const dictionary& dict,
            const fvMesh& mesh
        );


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~constantHeatTransfer();


    // Public Functions

        //- Calculate the heat transfer coefficient
        virtual void calculateHtc();


        // IO

            //- Read dictionary
            virtual bool read(const dictionary& dict);
};


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} // End namespace fv
} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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