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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
{
type flowRateOutletVelocity;
volumetricFlowRate 0.2;
value uniform (0 0 0);
}
\endverbatim
Example of the boundary condition specification for a mass flow rate:
\verbatim
{
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
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#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> 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
void updateValues(const RhoType& rho);
public:
//- Runtime type information
TypeName("flowRateOutletVelocity");
// Constructors
//- Construct from patch and internal field
flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
(
const fvPatch&,
const DimensionedField&
);
//- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary
flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
(
const fvPatch&,
const DimensionedField&,
const dictionary&
);
//- Construct by mapping given
// flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
// onto a new patch
flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
(
const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
const fvPatch&,
const DimensionedField&,
const fvPatchFieldMapper&
);
//- Construct as copy
flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
(
const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&
);
//- Construct and return a clone
virtual tmp clone() const
{
return tmp
(
new flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this)
);
}
//- Construct as copy setting internal field reference
flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
(
const flowRateOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
const DimensionedField&
);
//- Construct and return a clone setting internal field reference
virtual tmp clone
(
const DimensionedField& iF
) const
{
return tmp
(
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
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