This source term models the action of a fan on the flow. It calculates flow rate through a set of upstream faces of encompassing the cell zone. The set of upstream faces is automatically calculated based on the flow direction and the surrounding face zone. Based on the flow rate, the pressure gradient is calculated based on the fan pressure curve and the thickness of the fan (measurement section). The pressure gradient is then added to the momentum equation. More...

#include <fanMomentumSource.H>

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Public Member Functions
	TypeName ("fanMomentumSource")
	Runtime type information.
	fanMomentumSource (const word &sourceName, const word &modelType, const dictionary &dict, const fvMesh &mesh)
	Construct from explicit source name and mesh.
	fanMomentumSource (const fanMomentumSource &)=delete
	No copy construct.
void	operator= (const fanMomentumSource &)=delete
	No copy assignment.
virtual	~fanMomentumSource ()=default
	Destructor.
virtual void	addSup (fvMatrix< vector > &eqn, const label fieldi)
	Add explicit contribution to momentum equation.
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< vector > &eqn, const label fieldi)
	Add explicit contribution to compressible momentum equation.
virtual bool	read (const dictionary &dict)
	Read source dictionary.
Public Member Functions inherited from cellSetOption
	TypeName ("cellSetOption")
	Runtime type information.
	cellSetOption (const word &name, const word &modelType, const dictionary &dict, const fvMesh &mesh)
	Construct from components.
virtual	~cellSetOption ()=default
	Destructor.
scalar	timeStart () const noexcept
	Return const access to the time start.
scalar	duration () const noexcept
	Return const access to the duration.
bool	inTimeLimits (const scalar timeValue) const
	True if within time limits.
bool	useSubMesh () const noexcept
	True if sub-selection should be used.
selectionModeType	selectionMode () const noexcept
	Return the cell selection mode.
const wordRes &	selectionNames () const noexcept
	Return const access to the selection names (set or zone selection).
const wordRe &	zoneName () const
	Return const access to the first set/zone name.
scalar	V () const noexcept
	Return const access to the total cell volume.
const labelList &	cells () const noexcept
	Return const access to the cell selection.
bool	isSelectionUpdated () const noexcept
	Return flag for selection updates.
scalar	timeStart (scalar val) noexcept
	Adjust the time start, return the old value.
scalar	duration (scalar val) noexcept
	Adjust the duration, return the old value.
virtual bool	isActive ()
	Is the source active?
const word &	cellSetName () const
	The name of the cell set/zone [as a word] for "cellSet" / "cellZone" selection modes).
Public Member Functions inherited from option
	TypeName ("option")
	Runtime type information.
	declareRunTimeSelectionTable (autoPtr, option, dictionary,(const word &name, const word &modelType, const dictionary &dict, const fvMesh &mesh),(name, modelType, dict, mesh))
	option (const word &name, const word &modelType, const dictionary &dict, const fvMesh &mesh)
	Construct from components.
autoPtr< option >	clone () const
	Return clone.
virtual	~option ()=default
	Destructor.
const word &	name () const noexcept
	Return const access to the source name.
const fvMesh &	mesh () const noexcept
	Return const access to the mesh database.
const dictionary &	coeffs () const noexcept
	Return dictionary.
bool	active () const noexcept
	True if source is active.
void	setApplied (const label fieldi)
	Set the applied flag to true for field index fieldi.
bool	active (const bool on) noexcept
	Change source active flag, return previous value.
virtual label	applyToField (const word &fieldName) const
	Return index of field name if found in fieldNames list.
virtual void	checkApplied () const
	Check that the source has been applied.
virtual void	addSup (fvMatrix< scalar > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (fvMatrix< symmTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (fvMatrix< sphericalTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (fvMatrix< tensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< scalar > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< symmTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< sphericalTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< tensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &alpha, const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< scalar > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &alpha, const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< vector > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &alpha, const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< symmTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &alpha, const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< sphericalTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	addSup (const volScalarField &alpha, const volScalarField &rho, fvMatrix< tensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	constrain (fvMatrix< scalar > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	constrain (fvMatrix< vector > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	constrain (fvMatrix< sphericalTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	constrain (fvMatrix< symmTensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	constrain (fvMatrix< tensor > &eqn, const label fieldi)
virtual void	correct (volScalarField &field)
virtual void	correct (volVectorField &field)
virtual void	correct (volSphericalTensorField &field)
virtual void	correct (volSymmTensorField &field)
virtual void	correct (volTensorField &field)
virtual void	correct (surfaceScalarField &field)
virtual void	correct (surfaceVectorField &field)
virtual void	correct (surfaceTensorField &field)
virtual void	postProcessSens (scalarField &sensField, const word &fieldName=word::null, const word &designVariablesName=word::null)
virtual void	postProcessSens (vectorField &sensField, const word &fieldName=word::null, const word &designVariablesName=word::null)
virtual void	postProcessSens (tensorField &sensField, const word &fieldName=word::null, const word &designVariablesName=word::null)
virtual void	postProcessAuxSens (const volScalarField &primalField, const volScalarField &adjointField, scalarField &sensField, const word &fieldName=word::null)
virtual void	postProcessAuxSens (const volVectorField &primalField, const volVectorField &adjointField, scalarField &sensField, const word &fieldName=word::null)
virtual void	postProcessAuxSens (const volTensorField &primalField, const volTensorField &adjointField, scalarField &sensField, const word &fieldName=word::null)
virtual void	writeHeader (Ostream &) const
	Write the source header information.
virtual void	writeFooter (Ostream &) const
	Write the source footer information.
virtual void	writeData (Ostream &) const
	Write the source properties.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from cellSetOption
enum	selectionModeType : char { smAll , smCellSet , smCellZone , smPoints , smMovingPoints , smGeometric , smCellType }
	Enumeration for selection mode types. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from option
static autoPtr< option >	New (const word &name, const dictionary &dict, const fvMesh &mesh)
	Return a reference to the selected fvOption model.
Public Attributes inherited from option
bool	log
	Switch write log to Info.
Static Public Attributes inherited from cellSetOption
static const Enum< selectionModeType >	selectionModeTypeNames_
	List of selection mode type names.
Protected Member Functions inherited from cellSetOption
void	setSelection (const dictionary &dict)
	Set cell selection name or points selection from dictionary input.
void	setCellSelection ()
	Set the cell selection based on user input selection mode.
void	setVol ()
	Recalculate the volume.
Protected Member Functions inherited from option
void	resetApplied ()
	Resize/reset applied flag list for all fieldNames_ entries.
Protected Attributes inherited from cellSetOption
selectionModeType	selectionMode_
	Cell selection mode.
bool	updateSelection_
	Flag to enable dictionary-based updates of selections.
scalar	timeStart_
	Start time of fvOption.
scalar	duration_
	Duration of fvOption execution starting from timeStart.
wordRes	selectionNames_
	Face selection names (for set or zone selections).
List< point >	points_
	List of points for "points" selectionMode.
PtrList< Function1< point > >	movingPoints_
	List of points for "movingPoints" selectionMode.
dictionary	geometricSelection_
	Dictionary entries for "geometric" (topoSetCellSource) selection.
labelList	cells_
	Set of cells to apply source to.
scalar	V_
	Sum of cell volumes.
Protected Attributes inherited from option
const word	name_
	Source name.
const word	modelType_
	Model type.
const fvMesh &	mesh_
	Reference to the mesh database.
dictionary	dict_
	Top level source dictionary.
dictionary	coeffs_
	Dictionary containing source coefficients.
wordList	fieldNames_
	Field names to apply source to - populated by derived models.
List< bool >	applied_
	Applied flag list - corresponds to each fieldNames_ entry.
bool	active_
	Source active flag.

Detailed Description

This source term models the action of a fan on the flow. It calculates flow rate through a set of upstream faces of encompassing the cell zone. The set of upstream faces is automatically calculated based on the flow direction and the surrounding face zone. Based on the flow rate, the pressure gradient is calculated based on the fan pressure curve and the thickness of the fan (measurement section). The pressure gradient is then added to the momentum equation.

Usage

Minimal example by using constant/fvOptions:

<name>
{
    // Mandatory entries
    type                fanMomentumSource;
    fanCurve            <Function1<scalar>>;
    flowDir             <vector>;
    thickness           <scalar>;
    cellZone            <word>;
    faceZone            <word>;

    // Optional entries
    gradient            <scalar>;
    rho                 <scalar>;
    U                   <word>;

    // Inherited entries
    ...
}

where the entries mean:

Property	Description	Type	Reqd	Deflt
`type`	Type name: fanMomentumSource	word	yes	-
`fanCurve`	Pressure drop vs flow-rate	Function1<scalar>	yes	-
`flowDir`	Direction of the flow through the fan	vector	yes	-
`cellZone`	Cell zone representing the fan	word	yes	-
`faceZone`	Face zone around the cell zone	word	yes	-
`thickness`	Thickness of the fan [m]	scalar	yes	-
`gradient`	Initial pressure gradient	scalar	no	-
`rho`	Reference density for incompressible flow	scalar	no	-
`U`	Name of velocity field	word	no	U