Compute betaMax through the definition of the Darcy number, quantifying the viscous-to-porous forces ratio Da = nu/betaMax/L/L where nu is the bulk viscosity and L is a characteristic length. The latter is either supplied directly or computed as the. More...

#include <betaMaxDarcy.H>

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Public Member Functions
	TypeName ("Darcy")
	Runtime type information.
	betaMaxDarcy (const fvMesh &mesh, const dictionary &dict)
	Construct from components.
virtual	~betaMaxDarcy ()=default
	Destructor.
Public Member Functions inherited from betaMax
	TypeName ("betaMax")
	Runtime type information.
	declareRunTimeSelectionTable (autoPtr, betaMax, dictionary,(const fvMesh &mesh, const dictionary &dict),(mesh, dict))
	betaMax (const fvMesh &mesh, const dictionary &dict)
	Construct from components.
virtual	~betaMax ()=default
	Destructor.
virtual scalar	value () const
	Get value.

Protected Attributes
scalar	DarcyNumber_
	The Darcy number expressing the ratio of viscous to porous forces.
scalar	length_
	Characteristic length of the case.
Protected Attributes inherited from betaMax
const fvMesh &	mesh_
	Reference to mesh.
scalar	value_
	betaMax value

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from betaMax
static autoPtr< betaMax >	New (const fvMesh &mesh, const dictionary &dict)
	Construct and return the selected betaMax model.
Protected Member Functions inherited from betaMax
scalar	computeLength (const dictionary &dict) const
	Compute the characteristic length.
boolList	markProcessorEdges (const polyPatch &patch) const
	Mark all common inlet - processor edges.

Detailed Description

Compute betaMax through the definition of the Darcy number, quantifying the viscous-to-porous forces ratio Da = nu/betaMax/L/L where nu is the bulk viscosity and L is a characteristic length. The latter is either supplied directly or computed as the.

2D: area of the inlet patches divided by the span in the empty direction
3D: the hydraulic diameter of the inlet patches

Reference:

    Olesen, L. H., Okkels, F., & Bruus H. (2006).
    A high-level programming-language implementation of topology
    optimization applied to steady-state Navier–Stokes flow.
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,
    65(7), 975-1001.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.1468

Source files

Definition at line 64 of file betaMaxDarcy.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ betaMaxDarcy()

betaMaxDarcy	(	const fvMesh &	mesh,
		const dictionary &	dict )

Construct from components.

Definition at line 36 of file betaMaxDarcy.C.

References betaMax::computeLength(), DarcyNumber_, dict, Foam::endl(), dictionary::get(), Foam::Info, length_, mesh, IOobjectOption::MUST_READ, Foam::nl, IOobjectOption::NO_REGISTER, IOobjectOption::NO_WRITE, nu, betaMax::value(), and betaMax::value_.

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◆ ~betaMaxDarcy()

virtual ~betaMaxDarcy ( )

virtualdefault

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ TypeName()

TypeName ( "Darcy" )

Runtime type information.

References dict, and mesh.

Member Data Documentation

◆ DarcyNumber_

scalar DarcyNumber_

protected

The Darcy number expressing the ratio of viscous to porous forces.

Definition at line 91 of file betaMaxDarcy.H.

Referenced by betaMaxDarcy().

◆ length_

scalar length_

protected

Characteristic length of the case.

Either supplied directly or computed as the hydraulic diameter of the inlet

Definition at line 99 of file betaMaxDarcy.H.