PecletNumberFunctorAux.C

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#include "PecletNumberFunctorAux.h"
#include "MooseMesh.h"
#include "NS.h"
 
registerMooseObject("NavierStokesApp", PecletNumberFunctorAux);
 
InputParameters
PecletNumberFunctorAux::validParams()
{
  InputParameters params = AuxKernel::validParams();
  params.addClassDescription("Computes the Peclet number: u*L/alpha.");
  params.addRequiredParam<MooseFunctorName>(NS::speed, "The fluid speed");
  params.addRequiredParam<MooseFunctorName>(
      NS::thermal_diffusivity,
      "The fluid thermal diffusivity, or if using this object for evaluating mass transfer, the "
      "mass diffusivity. Regardless of which, this should have units of length^2/time");
  return params;
}
 
PecletNumberFunctorAux::PecletNumberFunctorAux(const InputParameters & parameters)
  : AuxKernel(parameters),
    _speed(getFunctor<Real>(NS::speed)),
    _alpha(getFunctor<Real>(NS::thermal_diffusivity)),
    _use_qp_arg(dynamic_cast<MooseVariableFE<Real> *>(&_var))
{
  if (!_use_qp_arg && !dynamic_cast<MooseVariableFV<Real> *>(&_var))
    paramError(
        "variable",
        "The variable must be a non-vector, non-array finite-volume/finite-element variable.");
 
  if (isNodal())
    mooseError("This AuxKernel only supports Elemental fields");
}
 
Real
PecletNumberFunctorAux::computeValue()
{
  using MetaPhysicL::raw_value;
  const auto state = determineState();
 
  if (_use_qp_arg)
  {
    const Moose::ElemQpArg qp_arg = {_current_elem, _qp, _qrule, _q_point[_qp]};
    return _current_elem->hmax() * _speed(qp_arg, state) / _alpha(qp_arg, state);
  }
  else
  {
    const auto elem_arg = makeElemArg(_current_elem);
    return _current_elem->hmax() * _speed(elem_arg, state) / _alpha(elem_arg, state);
  }
}