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Class
    Foam::laminarModels::generalisedNewtonianViscosityModels::Casson

Description
    Casson generalised Newtonian viscosity model

    References:
    \verbatim
        Casson, N. (1959).
        Rheology of disperse systems.
        In Proceedings of a Conference Organised by the
        British Society of Rheology.
        Pergamon Press, New York.

        Fournier, R. L. (2011).
        Basic transport phenomena in biomedical engineering.
        CRC Press.
    \endverbatim

    Example specification for blood:
    \verbatim
         viscosityModel Casson;

         m       3.934986e-6;
         tau0    2.9032e-6;
         nuMax   13.3333e-6;
         nuMin   3.9047e-6;
    \endverbatim

SourceFiles
    Casson.C

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#ifndef Casson_H
#define Casson_H

#include "generalisedNewtonianViscosityModel.H"
#include "dimensionedScalar.H"

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namespace Foam
{
namespace laminarModels
{
namespace generalisedNewtonianViscosityModels
{


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                           Class Casson Declaration
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class Casson
:
    public generalisedNewtonianViscosityModel
{
    // Private Data

        dimensionedScalar m_;
        dimensionedScalar tau0_;
        dimensionedScalar nuMin_;
        dimensionedScalar nuMax_;


public:

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


    // Constructors

        //- Construct from components
        Casson(const dictionary& viscosityProperties);


    //- Destructor
    virtual ~Casson()
    {}


    // Member Functions

        //- Read transportProperties dictionary
        virtual bool read(const dictionary& viscosityProperties);

        //- Return the laminar viscosity
        virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
        (
            const volScalarField& nu0,
            const volScalarField& strainRate
        ) const;
};


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} // End namespace generalisedNewtonianViscosityModels
} // End namespace laminarModels
} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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