turbulenceFields Class Reference

Computes various turbulence-related quantities that are not typically output during calculations, and stores/writes them on the mesh database for further manipulation. More...

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Public Types

enum  compressibleField {
  cfK, cfEpsilon, cfOmega, cfNuTilda,
  cfMut, cfMuEff, cfAlphat, cfAlphaEff,
  cfR, cfDevRhoReff, cfL, cfI
}
 Options for the turbulence fields (compressible) More...
 
enum  incompressibleField {
  ifK, ifEpsilon, ifOmega, ifNuTilda,
  ifNut, ifNuEff, ifR, ifDevReff,
  ifL, ifI
}
 Options for the turbulence fields (incompressible) More...
 

Public Member Functions

 TypeName ("turbulenceFields")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 turbulenceFields (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 turbulenceFields (const turbulenceFields &)=delete
 No copy construct. More...
 
void operator= (const turbulenceFields &)=delete
 No copy assignment. More...
 
virtual ~turbulenceFields ()=default
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual bool read (const dictionary &)
 Read the controls. More...
 
virtual bool execute ()
 Calculate turbulence fields. More...
 
virtual bool write ()
 Do nothing. More...
 
template<class Model >
Foam::tmp< Foam::volScalarFieldomega (const Model &model) const
 
template<class Model >
Foam::tmp< Foam::volScalarFieldnuTilda (const Model &model) const
 
template<class Model >
Foam::tmp< Foam::volScalarFieldL (const Model &model) const
 
template<class Model >
Foam::tmp< Foam::volScalarFieldI (const Model &model) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from fvMeshFunctionObject
 TypeName ("fvMeshFunctionObject")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 fvMeshFunctionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 fvMeshFunctionObject (const word &name, const objectRegistry &obr, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from the region objectRegistry and dictionary. More...
 
virtual ~fvMeshFunctionObject ()=default
 Destructor. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from regionFunctionObject
 TypeName ("regionFunctionObject")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 regionFunctionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 regionFunctionObject (const word &name, const objectRegistry &obr, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from the region objectRegistry and dictionary. More...
 
virtual ~regionFunctionObject ()=default
 Destructor. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
const ObjectType * lookupObjectPtr (const word &fieldName) const
 Deprecated(2018-10) More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
ObjectType * lookupObjectRefPtr (const word &fieldName) const
 Deprecated(2018-10) More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from stateFunctionObject
 stateFunctionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime)
 Construct from components. More...
 
virtual ~stateFunctionObject ()=default
 Destructor. More...
 
dictionarypropertyDict ()
 Return access to the property dictionary. More...
 
bool foundProperty (const word &entryName) const
 Return true if the property exists. More...
 
label getTrigger () const
 Get the current trigger index. More...
 
bool setTrigger (const label triggeri)
 Set the current trigger index. More...
 
bool getDict (const word &entryName, dictionary &dict) const
 Set dictionary, return true if set. More...
 
bool getObjectDict (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, dictionary &dict) const
 Set dictionary from named object, return true if set. More...
 
template<class Type >
Type getProperty (const word &entryName, const Type &defaultValue=Type(Zero)) const
 Retrieve generic property. More...
 
template<class Type >
bool getProperty (const word &entryName, Type &value) const
 Set generic property, return true if set. More...
 
template<class Type >
void setProperty (const word &entryName, const Type &value)
 Add generic property. More...
 
template<class Type >
Type getObjectProperty (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, const Type &defaultValue=Type(Zero)) const
 Retrieve generic property from named object. More...
 
template<class Type >
bool getObjectProperty (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, Type &value) const
 Set generic property from named object, return true if set. More...
 
template<class Type >
void setObjectProperty (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, const Type &value)
 Add generic property from named object. More...
 
template<class Type >
void setResult (const word &entryName, const Type &value)
 Add result. More...
 
template<class Type >
void setObjectResult (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, const Type &value)
 Add result from named object. More...
 
template<class Type >
Type getResult (const word &entryName, const Type &defaultValue=Type(Zero)) const
 Retrieve result. More...
 
template<class Type >
Type getObjectResult (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, const Type &defaultValue=Type(Zero)) const
 Retrieve result from named object. More...
 
template<class Type >
bool getObjectResult (const word &objectName, const word &entryName, Type &value) const
 Set result from named object, return true if set. More...
 
word resultType (const word &entryName) const
 Retrieve the result type. More...
 
word objectResultType (const word &objectName, const word &entryName) const
 Return the type of result. More...
 
List< wordobjectResultEntries () const
 Retrieve the result entries. More...
 
List< wordobjectResultEntries (const word &objectName) const
 Return result entries for named object. More...
 
void writeResultEntries (Ostream &os) const
 Write the results entries for all objects to stream. More...
 
void writeResultEntries (const word &objectName, Ostream &os) const
 Write the results entries for named object to stream. More...
 
void writeAllResultEntries (Ostream &os) const
 Write the results entries for all objects to stream. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from timeFunctionObject
 timeFunctionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime)
 Construct from Time. More...
 
virtual ~timeFunctionObject ()=default
 Destructor. More...
 
const Timetime () const
 Return time database. More...
 
objectRegistrystoredObjects ()
 
const objectRegistrystoredObjects () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from functionObject
virtual const wordtype () const =0
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 declareRunTimeSelectionTable (autoPtr, functionObject, dictionary,(const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict),(name, runTime, dict))
 
 functionObject (const word &name)
 Construct from components. More...
 
autoPtr< functionObjectclone () const
 Return clone. More...
 
virtual ~functionObject ()=default
 Destructor. More...
 
const wordname () const
 Return the name of this functionObject. More...
 
virtual bool execute (const label subIndex)
 Execute using the specified subIndex. More...
 
virtual bool end ()
 Called when Time::run() determines that the time-loop exits. More...
 
virtual bool adjustTimeStep ()
 Called at the end of Time::adjustDeltaT() if adjustTime is true. More...
 
virtual bool filesModified () const
 Did any file get changed during execution? More...
 
virtual void updateMesh (const mapPolyMesh &mpm)
 Update for changes of mesh. More...
 
virtual void movePoints (const polyMesh &mesh)
 Update for changes of mesh. More...
 

Static Public Attributes

static const Enum< compressibleFieldcompressibleFieldNames_
 Names for compressibleField turbulence fields. More...
 
static const Enum< incompressibleFieldincompressibleFieldNames_
 Names for incompressibleField turbulence fields. More...
 
static const word modelName_
 Turbulence closure model name. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from functionObject
static int debug
 Flag to execute debug content. More...
 
static bool postProcess
 Global post-processing mode switch. More...
 
static word outputPrefix
 Directory prefix. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

bool compressible ()
 Return true if compressible turbulence model is identified. More...
 
template<class Type >
void processField (const word &fieldName, const tmp< GeometricField< Type, fvPatchField, volMesh >> &tvalue)
 Process the turbulence field. More...
 
template<class Model >
tmp< volScalarFieldomega (const Model &model) const
 Return omega calculated from k and epsilon. More...
 
template<class Model >
tmp< volScalarFieldnuTilda (const Model &model) const
 Return nuTilda calculated from k and omega. More...
 
template<class Model >
tmp< volScalarFieldL (const Model &model) const
 Return integral length scale, L, calculated from k and epsilon. More...
 
template<class Model >
tmp< volScalarFieldI (const Model &model) const
 Return turbulence intensity, I, calculated from k and U. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from fvMeshFunctionObject
 fvMeshFunctionObject (const fvMeshFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy construct. More...
 
void operator= (const fvMeshFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy assignment. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from regionFunctionObject
virtual const objectRegistryobr () const
 The region or sub-region registry being used. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
bool foundObject (const word &fieldName) const
 Find object (eg, a field) in the (sub) objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
const ObjectType * cfindObject (const word &fieldName) const
 
template<class ObjectType >
const ObjectType * findObject (const word &fieldName) const
 
template<class ObjectType >
ObjectType * findObject (const word &fieldName)
 
template<class ObjectType >
ObjectType * getObjectPtr (const word &fieldName) const
 
template<class ObjectType >
const ObjectType & lookupObject (const word &fieldName) const
 Lookup and return object (eg, a field) from the (sub) objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
ObjectType & lookupObjectRef (const word &fieldName) const
 Lookup and return object (eg, a field) from the (sub) objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
bool store (word &fieldName, const tmp< ObjectType > &tfield, bool cacheable=false)
 Store the field in the (sub) objectRegistry under the given name. More...
 
bool writeObject (const word &fieldName)
 Write field if present in the (sub) objectRegistry. More...
 
bool clearObject (const word &fieldName)
 Clear field from the (sub) objectRegistry if present. More...
 
void clearObjects (const wordList &objNames)
 Clear fields from the (sub) objectRegistry if present. More...
 
 regionFunctionObject (const regionFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy construct. More...
 
void operator= (const regionFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy assignment. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from stateFunctionObject
const IOdictionarystateDict () const
 Return a const reference to the state dictionary. More...
 
IOdictionarystateDict ()
 Return non-const access to the state dictionary. More...
 
 stateFunctionObject (const stateFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy construct. More...
 
void operator= (const stateFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy assignment. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from timeFunctionObject
void clearOutputObjects (const wordList &objNames)
 Remove specified items from "functionObjectObjects". More...
 
 timeFunctionObject (const timeFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy construct. More...
 
void operator= (const timeFunctionObject &)=delete
 No copy assignment. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from functionObject
word scopedName (const word &name) const
 Return a scoped name, e.g. used to construct local field names. More...
 

Protected Attributes

wordHashSet fieldSet_
 Fields to load. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from fvMeshFunctionObject
const fvMeshmesh_
 Reference to the fvMesh. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from regionFunctionObject
word subRegistryName_
 Name for alternative object registry. More...
 
const objectRegistryobr_
 Reference to the region objectRegistry. More...
 
const objectRegistryobrPtr_
 Pointer to alternative (eg, sub-region) objectRegistry. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from timeFunctionObject
const Timetime_
 Reference to the time database. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from functionObject
static autoPtr< functionObjectNew (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Select from dictionary, based on its "type" entry. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from functionObject
bool log
 Flag to write log into Info. More...
 

Detailed Description

Computes various turbulence-related quantities that are not typically output during calculations, and stores/writes them on the mesh database for further manipulation.

Fields are stored as copies of the original, with the prefix "turbulenceModel:", e.g.:

  turbulenceModel:R

Operands:

Operand Type Location
input - -
output file - -
output field vol<Type>Field $FOAM_CASE/<time>/<outField>

where <Type>=Scalar/SymmTensor.

Usage
Minimal example by using system/controlDict.functions:
turbulenceFields1
{
    // Mandatory entries (unmodifiable)
    type        turbulenceFields;
    libs        (fieldFunctionObjects);

    // Mandatory entries (runtime modifiable)
    // Either field or fields entries
    fields      (R devRhoReff);
    field       R;

    // Optional (inherited) entries
    ...
}

where the entries mean:

Property Description Type Req'd Dflt
type Type name: turbulenceFields word yes -
libs Library name: fieldFunctionObjects word yes -
fields Names of fields to store (see below) wordList yes -
field Name of a field to store (see below) word yes -

where fields can include:

      k           | turbulent kinetic energy
      epsilon     | turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate
      omega       | specific dissipation rate
      nuTilda     | modified turbulent viscosity
      nut         | turbulent viscosity (incompressible)
      nuEff       | effective turbulent viscosity (incompressible)
      mut         | turbulent viscosity (compressible)
      muEff       | effective turbulent viscosity (compressible)
      alphat      | turbulence thermal diffusivity (compressible)
      alphaEff    | effective turbulence thermal diffusivity (compressible)
      R           | Reynolds stress tensor
      devReff     | deviatoric part of the effective Reynolds stress
      devRhoReff  | divergence of the Reynolds stress
      L           | integral-length scale / mixing-length scale
      I           | turbulence intensity

The inherited entries are elaborated in:

Minimal example by using the postProcess utility:

        <solver> -postProcess -func turbulenceFields
See also
Source files

Definition at line 186 of file turbulenceFields.H.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ compressibleField

Options for the turbulence fields (compressible)

Enumerator
cfK 

"Turbulent kinetic energy"

cfEpsilon 

"Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate"

cfOmega 

"Specific dissipation rate"

cfNuTilda 

"Modified turbulent viscosity"

cfMut 

"Turbulent viscosity"

cfMuEff 

"Effective turbulent viscosity"

cfAlphat 

"Turbulence thermal diffusivity"

cfAlphaEff 

"Effective turbulence thermal diffusivity"

cfR 

"Reynolds stress tensor"

cfDevRhoReff 

"Divergence of the Reynolds stress"

cfL 

"Integral-length/Mixing-length scale"

cfI 

"Turbulence intensity"

Definition at line 195 of file turbulenceFields.H.

◆ incompressibleField

Options for the turbulence fields (incompressible)

Enumerator
ifK 

"Turbulent kinetic energy"

ifEpsilon 

"Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate"

ifOmega 

"Specific dissipation rate"

ifNuTilda 

"Modified turbulent viscosity"

ifNut 

"Turbulent viscosity"

ifNuEff 

"Effective turbulent viscosity"

ifR 

"Reynolds stress tensor"

ifDevReff 

"Deviatoric part of the effective Reynolds stress"

ifL 

"Integral-length/Mixing-length scale"

ifI 

"Turbulence intensity"

Definition at line 215 of file turbulenceFields.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ turbulenceFields() [1/2]

turbulenceFields ( const word name,
const Time runTime,
const dictionary dict 
)

Construct from Time and dictionary.

Definition at line 115 of file turbulenceFields.C.

References dict, and Foam::read().

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◆ turbulenceFields() [2/2]

turbulenceFields ( const turbulenceFields )
delete

No copy construct.

◆ ~turbulenceFields()

virtual ~turbulenceFields ( )
virtualdefault

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ compressible()

bool compressible ( )
protected

Return true if compressible turbulence model is identified.

Definition at line 93 of file turbulenceFields.C.

References Foam::exit(), Foam::FatalError, FatalErrorInFunction, objectRegistry::foundObject(), turbulenceFields::modelName_, and regionFunctionObject::obr_.

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◆ processField()

void processField ( const word fieldName,
const tmp< GeometricField< Type, fvPatchField, volMesh >> &  tvalue 
)
protected

Process the turbulence field.

Definition at line 35 of file turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C.

References Foam::endl(), Foam::nl, and WarningInFunction.

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◆ omega() [1/2]

tmp<volScalarField> omega ( const Model &  model) const
protected

Return omega calculated from k and epsilon.

◆ nuTilda() [1/2]

tmp<volScalarField> nuTilda ( const Model &  model) const
protected

Return nuTilda calculated from k and omega.

◆ L() [1/2]

tmp<volScalarField> L ( const Model &  model) const
protected

Return integral length scale, L, calculated from k and epsilon.

◆ I() [1/2]

tmp<volScalarField> I ( const Model &  model) const
protected

Return turbulence intensity, I, calculated from k and U.

◆ TypeName()

TypeName ( "turbulenceFields"  )

Runtime type information.

◆ operator=()

void operator= ( const turbulenceFields )
delete

No copy assignment.

◆ read()

bool read ( const dictionary dict)
virtual

Read the controls.

Reimplemented from regionFunctionObject.

Definition at line 130 of file turbulenceFields.C.

References dict, Foam::endl(), f(), Foam::Info, Foam::name(), Foam::nl, regionFunctionObject::read(), and Foam::type().

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◆ execute()

bool execute ( )
virtual

Calculate turbulence fields.

Implements functionObject.

Definition at line 162 of file turbulenceFields.C.

References Foam::abort(), ThermalDiffusivity< BasicTurbulenceModel >::alphaEff(), ThermalDiffusivity< BasicTurbulenceModel >::alphat(), compressible, IncompressibleTurbulenceModel< TransportModel >::devReff(), turbulenceModel::epsilon(), f(), Foam::FatalError, FatalErrorInFunction, Foam::I, turbulenceModel::k(), L(), turbulenceModel::nuEff(), turbulenceModel::nut(), and turbulenceModel::R().

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◆ write()

bool write ( )
virtual

Do nothing.

The turbulence fields are registered and written automatically

Implements functionObject.

Definition at line 315 of file turbulenceFields.C.

References f().

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◆ omega() [2/2]

Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> omega ( const Model &  model) const

Definition at line 81 of file turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C.

References epsilon, k, and Foam::New().

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◆ nuTilda() [2/2]

Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> nuTilda ( const Model &  model) const

Definition at line 108 of file turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C.

References Foam::New().

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◆ L() [2/2]

Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> L ( const Model &  model) const

Definition at line 123 of file turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C.

References epsilon, k, Foam::New(), and Foam::pow().

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◆ I() [2/2]

Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> I ( const Model &  model) const

Definition at line 145 of file turbulenceFieldsTemplates.C.

References Foam::dimVelocity, Foam::mag(), Foam::max(), Foam::New(), and Foam::sqrt().

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Member Data Documentation

◆ compressibleFieldNames_

Names for compressibleField turbulence fields.

Definition at line 212 of file turbulenceFields.H.

◆ incompressibleFieldNames_

Names for incompressibleField turbulence fields.

Definition at line 230 of file turbulenceFields.H.

◆ modelName_

const Foam::word modelName_
static

Turbulence closure model name.

Definition at line 233 of file turbulenceFields.H.

Referenced by turbulenceFields::compressible().

◆ fieldSet_

wordHashSet fieldSet_
protected

Fields to load.

Definition at line 240 of file turbulenceFields.H.


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