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    Class
        Foam::flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
    
    Group
        grpOutletBoundaryConditions
    
    Description
        Velocity outlet boundary condition which corrects the extrapolated velocity
        to match the specified flow rate.
    
        For a mass-based flux:
        - the flow rate should be provided in kg/s
        - if \c rho is "none" the flow rate is in m^3/s
        - otherwise \c rho should correspond to the name of the density field
        - if the density field cannot be found in the database, the user must
          specify the outlet density using the \c rhoOutlet entry
    
        For a volumetric-based flux:
        - the flow rate is in m^3/s
    
    Usage
        \table
            Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
            massFlowRate | mass flow rate [kg/s]   | no          |
            volumetricFlowRate | volumetric flow rate [m^3/s]| no |
    
            rho          | density field name      | no          | rho
            rhoOutlet    | outlet density          | no          |
    
        \endtable
    
        Example of the boundary condition specification for a volumetric flow rate:
        \verbatim
        <patchName>
        {
            type                flowRateOutletVelocity;
            volumetricFlowRate  0.2;
            value               uniform (0 0 0);
        }
        \endverbatim
    
        Example of the boundary condition specification for a mass flow rate:
        \verbatim
        <patchName>
        {
            type                flowRateOutletVelocity;
            massFlowRate        0.2;
            rhoOutlet           1.0;
            value               uniform (0 0 0);
        }
        \endverbatim
    
        The \c flowRate entry is a \c Function1 of time, see Foam::Function1Types.
    
    Note
        - \c rhoOutlet is required for the case of a mass flow rate, where the
          density field is not available at start-up
        - The value is positive out of the domain (as an outlet)
        - May not work correctly for transonic outlets
        - Strange behaviour with potentialFoam since the U equation is not solved
    
    See also
        Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField
        Foam::Function1Types
        Foam::flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
    
    SourceFiles
        flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C
    
    \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    
    #ifndef flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H
    #define flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H
    
    #include "fixedValueFvPatchFields.H"
    #include "Function1.H"
    
    // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
    
    namespace Foam
    {
    
    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
               Class flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Declaration
    \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    
    class flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
    :
        public fixedValueFvPatchVectorField
    {
        // Private data
    
            //- Outlet integral flow rate
            autoPtr<Function1<scalar>> flowRate_;
    
            //- Is volumetric?
            bool volumetric_;
    
            //- Name of the density field used to normalize the mass flux
            word rhoName_;
    
            //- Rho initialisation value (for start; if value not supplied)
            scalar rhoOutlet_;
    
    
        // Private member functions
    
            //- Update the patch values given the appropriate density type and value
            template<class RhoType>
            void updateValues(const RhoType& rho);
    
    
    public:
    
       //- Runtime type information
       TypeName("flowRateOutletVelocity");
    
    
       // Constructors
    
            //- Construct from patch and internal field
            flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
            (
                const fvPatch&,
                const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
            );
    
            //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary
            flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
            (
                const fvPatch&,
                const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
                const dictionary&
            );
    
            //- Construct by mapping given
            //  flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
            //  onto a new patch
            flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
            (
                const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
                const fvPatch&,
                const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
                const fvPatchFieldMapper&
            );
    
            //- Construct as copy
            flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
            (
                const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&
            );
    
            //- Construct and return a clone
            virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone() const
            {
                return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
                (
                    new flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this)
                );
            }
    
            //- Construct as copy setting internal field reference
            flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
            (
                const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
                const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
            );
    
            //- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference
            virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone
            (
                const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>& iF
            ) const
            {
                return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
                (
                    new flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this, iF)
                );
            }
    
    
        // Member functions
    
            //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
            virtual void updateCoeffs();
    
            //- Write
            virtual void write(Ostream&) const;
    };
    
    
    // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
    
    } // End namespace Foam
    
    // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
    
    #endif
    
    // ************************************************************************* //