Computes the total convective heat transfer across a boundary. More...

#include <ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral.h>

Inheritance diagram for ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral:

Public Member Functions
	ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral (const InputParameters &parameters)

Protected Member Functions
virtual Real	computeQpIntegral () override

Protected Attributes
const VariableValue &	_T_wall
	wall temperature variable More...

const VariableValue *	_T_fluid
	fluid temperature variable More...

const MaterialProperty< Real > *	_T_fluid_mat
	fluid temperature variable More...

const VariableValue *	_hw
	the heat transfer coefficient variable More...

const MaterialProperty< Real > *	_hw_mat
	the heat transfer coefficient material, either variable or matprop need to be provided More...

Detailed Description

Computes the total convective heat transfer across a boundary.

Definition at line 14 of file ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral()

ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral::ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral ( const InputParameters & parameters )

Definition at line 21 of file ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral.C.

   : SideIntegralPostprocessor(parameters),
     _T_wall(coupledValue("T_solid")),
     _T_fluid(isCoupled("T_fluid_var") ? &coupledValue("T_fluid_var") : nullptr),
     _T_fluid_mat(isParamValid("T_fluid") ? &getMaterialProperty<Real>("T_fluid") : nullptr),
     _hw(isCoupled("htc_var") ? &coupledValue("htc_var") : nullptr),
     _hw_mat(isParamValid("htc") ? &getMaterialProperty<Real>("htc") : nullptr)
 {
   if (isCoupled("htc_var") == isParamValid("htc"))
     paramError("htc", "Either htc_var OR htc must be provided (exactly one, not both).");
  
   if (isCoupled("T_fluid_var") == isParamValid("T_fluid"))
     paramError("T_fluid",
                "Either ",
                "T_fluid",
                " OR ",
                "T_fluid_var",
                " must be provided (exactly one, not both).");
 }

Member Function Documentation

◆ computeQpIntegral()

Real ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral::computeQpIntegral ( )

overrideprotectedvirtual

Definition at line 43 of file ConvectiveHeatTransferSideIntegral.C.

 {
   Real hw;
   if (_hw)
     hw = (*_hw)[_qp];
   else
     hw = (*_hw_mat)[_qp];
  
   Real Tf;
   if (_T_fluid)
     Tf = (*_T_fluid)[_qp];
   else
     Tf = (*_T_fluid_mat)[_qp];
  
   return hw * (_T_wall[_qp] - Tf);
 }