JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux.C

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#include "JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux.h"

registerMooseObject("MooseApp", JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux);

template <>
InputParameters
validParams<JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux>()
{
  InputParameters params = validParams<AuxKernel>();
  params.addClassDescription("Compute heat generated from Joule heating "
                             "$(d\\vv{P}/d\\vv{V} = \\vv{E}^2 \\sigma )$.");
  params.addRequiredCoupledVar("elec", "Electric potential for joule heating.");
  params.addParam<MaterialPropertyName>(
      "electrical_conductivity",
      "electrical_conductivity",
      "Material property providing electrical conductivity of the material.");
  return params;
}

JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux::JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux(const InputParameters & parameters)
  : AuxKernel(parameters),
    _grad_elec(coupledGradient("elec")),
    //    _elec_var(coupled("elec")),
    _elec_cond(getMaterialProperty<Real>("electrical_conductivity"))
{
}

Real
JouleHeatingHeatGeneratedAux::computeValue()
{
  return _elec_cond[_qp] * _grad_elec[_qp] * _grad_elec[_qp];
}