alphatPhaseChangeWallFunction

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:

• alphatPhaseChangeWallFunction

API:

• Foam::compressible::alphatPhaseChangeWallFunctionFvPatchScalarField

History: Introduced in version v2012