particleForces.H

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Class
    Foam::particleForces

Description
    Provides a mechanism to calculate particle forces
    Note: forces are force per unit mass (accelerations)

SourceFiles
    particleForces.C

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#ifndef particleForces_H
#define particleForces_H

#include <OpenFOAM/dictionary.H>
#include <OpenFOAM/Switch.H>
#include <OpenFOAM/vector.H>
#include <finiteVolume/volFieldsFwd.H>

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namespace Foam
{

// Forward class declarations
class fvMesh;

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                      Class particleForces Declaration
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class particleForces
{
    // Private data

        //- Reference to the mesh database
        const fvMesh& mesh_;

        //- The particleForces dictionary
        const dictionary& dict_;

        //- Gravity
        const vector g_;

        //- Velocity gradient field
        const volTensorField* gradUPtr_;


        // Forces to include in particle motion evaluation

            //- Gravity
            Switch gravity_;

            //- Virtual mass
            Switch virtualMass_;

            //- Virtual mass force coefficient
            scalar Cvm_;

            //- Pressure gradient
            Switch pressureGradient_;


        // Additional info

            //- Name of velucity field - default = "U"
            const word UName_;


public:

    // Constructors

        //- Construct from mesh, dictionary and gravity
        particleForces
        (
            const fvMesh& mesh,
            const dictionary& dict,
            const vector& g
        );

        //- Construct copy
        particleForces(const particleForces& f);


    //- Destructor
    ~particleForces();


    // Member Functions

        // Access

            //- Return the particleForces dictionary
            const dictionary& dict() const;

            //- Return the gravity vector
            const vector& g() const;

            //- Return gravity force activate switch
            Switch gravity() const;

            //- Return virtual mass force activate switch
            Switch virtualMass() const;

            //- Return virtual mass force coefficient
            Switch Cvm() const;

            //- Return pressure gradient force activate switch
            Switch pressureGradient() const;

            //- Return name of velocity field
            const word& UName() const;


       // Evaluation

            //- Cache carrier fields
            void cacheFields(const bool store);

            //- Calculate action/reaction forces between carrier and particles
            vector calcCoupled
            (
                const label cellI,
                const scalar dt,
                const scalar rhoc,
                const scalar rho,
                const vector& Uc,
                const vector& U
            ) const;

            //- Calculate external forces applied to the particles
            vector calcNonCoupled
            (
                const label cellI,
                const scalar dt,
                const scalar rhoc,
                const scalar rho,
                const vector& Uc,
                const vector& U
            ) const;
};


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} // End namespace Foam

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#endif

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