SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux.C

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#include "SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux.h"
#include "SCM.h"

registerMooseObject("SubChannelApp", SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux);
registerMooseObjectRenamed("SubChannelApp",
                           FlatMassFlowRateAux,
                           "06/30/2025 24:00",
                           SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux);

InputParameters
SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux::validParams()
{
  InputParameters params = AuxKernel::validParams();
  params.addRequiredParam<Real>("mass_flow", "Specified total mass flow at the inlet [kg/s]");
  params.addClassDescription("Computes a uniform mass flow rate at the inlet");
  return params;
}

SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux::SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux(const InputParameters & parameters)
  : AuxKernel(parameters),
    _mass_flow(getParam<Real>("mass_flow")),
    _subchannel_mesh(SCM::getConstMesh<SubChannelMesh>(_mesh))
{
}

Real
SCMFlatMassFlowRateAux::computeValue()
{
  unsigned int n_ch = _subchannel_mesh.getNumOfChannels();
  return _mass_flow / n_ch;
}