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Description

The compressible::alphatPhaseChangeWallFunction is a boundary condition that provides an abstract base-class for all alphatWallFunctions supporting phase-change.

Usage

The condition requires entries in both the boundary and field files.

Boundary file 

<patchName>
{
    type            patch;
    ...
}

Field file 

<patchName>
{
    // Optional entries
    dmdt        <scalarField>;
    mDotL       <scalarField>;

    // Inherited entries
    ...
}

where:

Property Description Type Required Default
dmdt Rate of phase-change scalarField no 0.0
mDotL Latent heat of the phase-change scalarField no 0.0

The inherited entries are elaborated in:

  • fixedValueFvPatchField.H

Further information

Tutorial:

  • N/A

Source code:

API:

History:

  • Introduced in version v2012