fvcCurl.C

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#include "fvcCurl.H"
#include "fvcGrad.H"
#include "fvMesh.H"

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namespace Foam
{

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namespace fvc
{

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template<class Type>
tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>>
curl
(
    const GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>& vf
)
{
    word nameCurlVf = "curl(" + vf.name() + ')';

    // Gausses theorem curl
    // tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>> tcurlVf =
    //     fvc::surfaceIntegrate(vf.mesh().Sf() ^ fvc::interpolate(vf));

    // Calculate curl as the Hodge dual of the skew-symmetric part of grad
    tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>> tcurlVf =
        2.0*(*skew(fvc::grad(vf, nameCurlVf)));

    tcurlVf.ref().rename(nameCurlVf);

    return tcurlVf;
}


template<class Type>
tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>>
curl
(
    const tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>>& tvf
)
{
    tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>> Curl(fvc::curl(tvf()));
    tvf.clear();
    return Curl;
}


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} // End namespace fvc

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} // End namespace Foam

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