SCMHTCBorishanskii.C

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#include "SCMHTCBorishanskii.h"
 
registerMooseObject("SubChannelApp", SCMHTCBorishanskii);
 
InputParameters
SCMHTCBorishanskii::validParams()
{
  InputParameters params = SCMHTCClosureBase::validParams();
  params.addClassDescription(
      "Class that computes the convective heat transfer coefficient using the "
      "Borishanskii correlation. Only use for fuel-pins.");
  return params;
}
 
SCMHTCBorishanskii::SCMHTCBorishanskii(const InputParameters & parameters)
  : SCMHTCClosureBase(parameters)
{
  // Check that the correlation is not used for the duct (not supported yet)
  if (const auto * duct_uo = _scm_problem.getDuctHTCClosure(); duct_uo && duct_uo == this)
    mooseError("'Borishanskii' is not yet supported for the 'duct_htc_correlation'.");
}
 
Real
SCMHTCBorishanskii::computeNusseltNumber(const FrictionStruct & /*friction_args*/,
                                         const NusseltStruct & nusselt_args) const
{
  const auto pre = computeNusseltNumberPreInfo(nusselt_args);
  const Real Pe = pre.Re * pre.Pr;
  const Real turbulent_Pe = turbulentReynoldsNumber(pre) * pre.Pr;
 
  if (pre.poD < 1.1 || pre.poD > 1.5)
    flagSolutionWarning(
        "Pitch-over-pin diameter ratio out of range for the Borishanskii correlation.");
 
  // Base Borishanskii correlation term
  const Real poly = -8.12 + 12.76 * pre.poD - 3.65 * Utility::pow<2>(pre.poD);
  if (poly <= 0.0)
  {
    mooseError("Logarithm argument non-positive in Borishanskii correlation; "
               "Check Pitch-over-pin diameter ratio.");
  }
 
  auto NuT = 24.15 * std::log(poly);
  // Peclet number correction term
  const Real corr_prefactor = 0.0174 * (1.0 - std::exp(6.0 - 6.0 * pre.poD));
 
  if (Pe > 2200.0)
    flagSolutionWarning(
        "Peclet number (Pe) above recommended range for the Borishanskii correlation.");
 
  if (turbulent_Pe >= 200.0 && turbulent_Pe <= 2200.0)
  {
    NuT += corr_prefactor * std::pow(turbulent_Pe - 200.0, 0.9);
  }
  else if (turbulent_Pe < 200.0)
  {
    // do nothing, no extra term
  }
  else // Pe > 2200
  {
    // Still apply the same correlation formula at the turbulent endpoint.
    NuT += corr_prefactor * std::pow(turbulent_Pe - 200.0, 0.9);
  }
 
  return blendTurbulentNusseltNumber(pre, NuT);
}