tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer.C

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#include "tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer.H"
#include "addToRunTimeSelectionTable.H"
#include "surfaceFields.H"
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
namespace Foam
{
namespace fv
{
    defineTypeNameAndDebug(tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer, 0);
    addToRunTimeSelectionTable(option, tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer, dictionary);
}
}
 
const Foam::Enum
<
    Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::geometryModeType
>
Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::geometryModelNames_
({
    { geometryModeType::gmCalculated, "calculated" },
    { geometryModeType::gmUser, "user" },
});
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
const Foam::interpolation2DTable<Foam::scalar>&
Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::ntuTable()
{
    if (!ntuTable_)
    {
        ntuTable_.reset(new interpolation2DTable<scalar>(coeffs_));
    }
 
    return *ntuTable_;
}
 
 
const Foam::basicThermo& Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::thermo
(
    const fvMesh& mesh
) const
{
    if (!mesh.foundObject<basicThermo>(basicThermo::dictName))
    {
        FatalErrorInFunction
            << " on mesh " << mesh.name()
            << " could not find " << basicThermo::dictName
            << exit(FatalError);
    }
 
    return mesh.lookupObject<basicThermo>(basicThermo::dictName);
}
 
 
void Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::initialiseGeometry()
{
    if (Ain_ < 0)
    {
        geometryMode_ = geometryModelNames_.get("geometryMode", coeffs_);
 
        Info<< "Region " << mesh_.name() << " " << type() << " " << name_
            << " " << geometryModelNames_[geometryMode_] << " geometry:" << nl;
 
        switch (geometryMode_)
        {
            case gmCalculated:
            {
                const auto& nbrMesh =
                    mesh_.time().lookupObject<fvMesh>(nbrRegionName());
 
                word inletPatchName(coeffs_.get<word>("inletPatch"));
                word inletPatchNbrName(coeffs_.get<word>("inletPatchNbr"));
 
                Info<< "    Inlet patch           : " << inletPatchName << nl
                    << "    Inlet patch neighbour : " << inletPatchNbrName
                    << nl;
 
                label patchI = mesh_.boundary().findPatchID(inletPatchName);
                label patchINbr =
                    nbrMesh.boundary().findPatchID(inletPatchNbrName);
 
                scalar alpha(coeffs_.get<scalar>("inletBlockageRatio"));
 
                if (alpha < 0 || alpha > 1)
                {
                    FatalErrorInFunction
                        << "Inlet patch blockage ratio must be between 0 and 1"
                        << ".  Current value: " << alpha
                        << abort(FatalError);
                }
 
                scalar alphaNbr(coeffs_.get<scalar>("inletBlockageRatioNbr"));
 
                if (alphaNbr < 0 || alphaNbr > 1)
                {
                    FatalErrorInFunction
                        << "Inlet patch neighbour blockage ratio must be "
                        << "between 0 and 1.  Current value: " << alphaNbr
                        << abort(FatalError);
                }
 
                Info<< "    Inlet blockage ratio  : " << alpha << nl
                    << "    Inlet blockage ratio neighbour : " << alphaNbr
                    << nl;
 
                Ain_ =
                    (scalar(1) - alpha)
                   *gSum(mesh_.magSf().boundaryField()[patchI]);
 
                AinNbr_ =
                    (scalar(1) - alphaNbr)
                   *gSum(nbrMesh.magSf().boundaryField()[patchINbr]);
 
                scalar beta(coeffs_.get<scalar>("coreBlockageRatio"));
 
                if (beta < 0 || beta > 1)
                {
                    FatalErrorInFunction
                        << "Core volume blockage ratio must be between 0 and 1"
                        << ".  Current value: " << beta
                        << abort(FatalError);
                }
 
                Info<< "    Core volume blockage ratio : " << beta << nl;
 
                Vcore_ = (scalar(1) - beta)*meshInterp().V();
 
                break;
            }
            case gmUser:
            {
                coeffs_.readEntry("Ain", Ain_);
                coeffs_.readEntry("AinNbr", AinNbr_);
 
                if (!coeffs_.readIfPresent("Vcore", Vcore_))
                {
                    Vcore_ = meshInterp().V();
                }
 
                break;
            }
            default:
            {
                FatalErrorInFunction
                    << "Unhandled enumeration " << geometryMode_
                    << abort(FatalError);
            }
        }
 
        Info<< "    Inlet area local      : " << Ain_ << nl
            << "    Inlet area neighbour  : " << AinNbr_ << nl
            << "    Core volume           : " << Vcore_ << nl
            << endl;
    }
}
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer
(
    const word& name,
    const word& modelType,
    const dictionary& dict,
    const fvMesh& mesh
)
:
    interRegionHeatTransferModel(name, modelType, dict, mesh),
    UName_(coeffs_.getOrDefault<word>("U", "U")),
    UNbrName_(coeffs_.getOrDefault<word>("UNbr", "U")),
    rhoName_(coeffs_.getOrDefault<word>("rho", "rho")),
    rhoNbrName_(coeffs_.getOrDefault<word>("rhoNbr", "rho")),
    ntuTable_(),
    geometryMode_(gmCalculated),
    Ain_(-1),
    AinNbr_(-1),
    Vcore_(-1)
{}
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
void Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::calculateHtc()
{
    initialiseGeometry();
 
    const auto& nbrMesh = mesh_.time().lookupObject<fvMesh>(nbrRegionName());
 
    const basicThermo& thermo = this->thermo(mesh_);
    const basicThermo& thermoNbr = this->thermo(nbrMesh);
    const volScalarField Cp(thermo.Cp());
    const volScalarField CpNbr(thermoNbr.Cp());
 
    // Calculate scaled mass flow for primary region
    const auto& U = mesh_.lookupObject<volVectorField>(UName_);
    const auto& rho = mesh_.lookupObject<volScalarField>(rhoName_);
    const scalarField mDot(mag(U)*rho*Ain_);
 
    // Calculate scaled mass flow for neighbour region
    const auto& UNbr = nbrMesh.lookupObject<volVectorField>(UNbrName_);
    const scalarField UMagNbr(mag(UNbr));
    const scalarField UMagNbrMapped(interpolate(UMagNbr));
    const auto& rhoNbr =
        nbrMesh.lookupObject<volScalarField>(rhoNbrName_).internalField();
    const scalarField rhoNbrMapped(interpolate(rhoNbr));
    const scalarField mDotNbr(UMagNbrMapped*rhoNbrMapped*AinNbr_);
 
    scalarField& htcc = htc_.primitiveFieldRef();
    const interpolation2DTable<Foam::scalar>& ntuTable = this->ntuTable();
 
    forAll(htcc, cellI)
    {
        scalar Cpc = Cp[cellI];
        scalar CpcNbr = CpNbr[cellI];
        scalar mDotc = mDot[cellI];
        scalar mDotcNbr = mDotNbr[cellI];
        scalar Cmin = min(Cpc*mDotc, CpcNbr*mDotcNbr);
        scalar ntu = ntuTable(mDotc, mDotcNbr);
 
        htcc[cellI] = Cmin*ntu/Vcore_;
    }
}
 
 
bool Foam::fv::tabulatedNTUHeatTransfer::read(const dictionary& dict)
{
    if (option::read(dict))
    {
        coeffs_.readIfPresent("U", UName_);
        coeffs_.readIfPresent("UNbr", UNbrName_);
        coeffs_.readIfPresent("rho", rhoName_);
        coeffs_.readIfPresent("rhoNbr", rhoNbrName_);
 
        // Force geometry re-initialisation
        Ain_ = -1;
        initialiseGeometry();
 
        return true;
    }
 
    return false;
}
 
 
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