flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H

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Class
    Foam::flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField

Description
    Describes a volumetric/mass flow normal vector boundary condition by its
    magnitude as an integral over its area.

    The basis of the patch (volumetric or mass) is determined by the
    dimensions of the flux, phi.
    The current density is used to correct the velocity when applying the
    mass basis.

    Example of the boundary condition specification:
    @verbatim
    inlet
    {
        type            flowRateInletVelocity;
        flowRate        0.2;        // Volumetric/mass flow rate [m3/s or kg/s]
        value           uniform (0 0 0); // placeholder
    }
    @endverbatim

Note
    - The value is positive inwards
    - May not work correctly for transonic inlets
    - Strange behaviour with potentialFoam since the U equation is not solved

SourceFiles
    flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.C

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#ifndef flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H
#define flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField_H

#include <finiteVolume/fixedValueFvPatchFields.H>

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namespace Foam
{
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               Class flowRateInletVelocityFvPatch Declaration
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class flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
:
    public fixedValueFvPatchVectorField
{
    // Private data

        //- Inlet integral flow rate
        scalar flowRate_;

        //- Name of the flux transporting the field
        word phiName_;

        //- Name of the density field used to normalize the mass flux
        word rhoName_;


public:

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


   // Constructors

        //- Construct from patch and internal field
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&
        );

        //- Construct from patch, internal field and dictionary
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
            const dictionary&
        );

        //- Construct by mapping given
        //  flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        //  onto a new patch
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
            const fvPatch&,
            const DimensionedField<vector, volMesh>&,
            const fvPatchFieldMapper&
        );

        //- Construct as copy
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&
        );

        //- Construct and return a clone
        virtual tmp<fvPatchVectorField> clone() const
        {
            return tmp<fvPatchVectorField>
            (
                new flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this)
            );
        }

        //- Construct as copy setting internal field reference
        flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
        (
            const flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField&,
            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 flowRateInletVelocityFvPatchVectorField(*this, iF)
            );
        }


    // Member functions

        // Access

            //- Return the flux
            scalar flowRate() const
            {
                return flowRate_;
            }

            //- Return reference to the flux to allow adjustment
            scalar& flowRate()
            {
                return flowRate_;
            }


        //- Update the coefficients associated with the patch field
        virtual void updateCoeffs();

        //- Write
        virtual void write(Ostream&) const;

};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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