HeatStructure2DRadiationCouplerRZBC

Applies BC for HeatStructure2DRadiationCouplerRZ

The heat flux contribution to the residual for the weak form of the energy equation is computed as:

where are the test functions, is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, is one heat structure temperature variable, the other heat structure temperature variable, the radiation resistance, and the circumference of the heat structure boundary considered.

The radiation resistance is computed as:

where is the emissivity of one heat structure boundary, the surface emissivity of the other heat structure's boundary, the view factor between the two boundaries, the surface area, and the surface area of the coupled heat structure's boundary.

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This boundary condition is meant to be used in XY coordinates that are interpreted as general cylindrical coordinates. With the recent development of general RZ coordinates, this object along with all THM's "RZ"-specific objects will soon be deprecated in favor of more general RZ-coordinate objects. Stay tuned!

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In THM, most boundary conditions are added automatically by components. This boundary condition is created by the HeatStructure2DRadiationCouplerRZ to couple boundaries of two 2D cylindrical heat structures via radiation. The boundary condition is added once for each cylindrical heat structure.

Input Parameters

  • _mesh_alignmentMesh alignment object

    C++ Type:MeshAlignment*

    Controllable:No

    Description:Mesh alignment object

  • areaArea of this boundary

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Area of this boundary

  • axis_dirThe direction of the axis of RZ symmetry.

    C++ Type:libMesh::VectorValue<double>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The direction of the axis of RZ symmetry.

  • axis_pointA point on the axis of RZ symmetry.

    C++ Type:libMesh::Point

    Controllable:No

    Description:A point on the axis of RZ symmetry.

  • boundaryThe list of boundary IDs from the mesh where this object applies

    C++ Type:std::vector<BoundaryName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of boundary IDs from the mesh where this object applies

  • coupled_areaArea of the coupled boundary

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Area of the coupled boundary

  • coupled_emissivityEmissivity function of the coupled boundary

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Emissivity function of the coupled boundary

  • coupled_variableThe variable on the coupled heat structure boundary

    C++ Type:std::string

    Controllable:No

    Description:The variable on the coupled heat structure boundary

  • emissivityEmissivity function of this boundary

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Emissivity function of this boundary

  • variableThe name of the variable that this residual object operates on

    C++ Type:NonlinearVariableName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The name of the variable that this residual object operates on

  • view_factorView factor of this boundary

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:View factor of this boundary

Required Parameters

  • displacementsThe displacements

    C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The displacements

  • matrix_onlyFalseWhether this object is only doing assembly to matrices (no vectors)

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether this object is only doing assembly to matrices (no vectors)

  • offset0Radial offset of the axis of RZ symmetry.

    Default:0

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Radial offset of the axis of RZ symmetry.

  • stefan_boltzmann_constant5.67037e-08Stefan Boltzmann constant [W/(m^2-K^4)]. This constant is provided as a parameter to allow different precisions.

    Default:5.67037e-08

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Stefan Boltzmann constant [W/(m^2-K^4)]. This constant is provided as a parameter to allow different precisions.

Optional Parameters

  • absolute_value_vector_tagsThe tags for the vectors this residual object should fill with the absolute value of the residual contribution

    C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The tags for the vectors this residual object should fill with the absolute value of the residual contribution

  • extra_matrix_tagsThe extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill

    C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The extra tags for the matrices this Kernel should fill

  • extra_vector_tagsThe extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill

    C++ Type:std::vector<TagName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The extra tags for the vectors this Kernel should fill

  • matrix_tagssystemThe tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill

    Default:system

    C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum

    Options:nontime, system

    Controllable:No

    Description:The tag for the matrices this Kernel should fill

  • vector_tagsnontimeThe tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill

    Default:nontime

    C++ Type:MultiMooseEnum

    Options:nontime, time

    Controllable:No

    Description:The tag for the vectors this Kernel should fill

Contribution To Tagged Field Data Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • diag_save_inThe name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's diagonal jacobian contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

    C++ Type:std::vector<AuxVariableName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's diagonal jacobian contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:Yes

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • implicitTrueDetermines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Determines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

  • save_inThe name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's residual contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

    C++ Type:std::vector<AuxVariableName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The name of auxiliary variables to save this BC's residual contributions to. Everything about that variable must match everything about this variable (the type, what blocks it's on, etc.)

  • seed0The seed for the master random number generator

    Default:0

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Controllable:No

    Description:The seed for the master random number generator

  • skip_execution_outside_variable_domainFalseWhether to skip execution of this boundary condition when the variable it applies to is not defined on the boundary. This can facilitate setups with moving variable domains and fixed boundaries. Note that the FEProblem boundary-restricted integrity checks will also need to be turned off if using this option

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether to skip execution of this boundary condition when the variable it applies to is not defined on the boundary. This can facilitate setups with moving variable domains and fixed boundaries. Note that the FEProblem boundary-restricted integrity checks will also need to be turned off if using this option

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

Advanced Parameters

  • prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • use_interpolated_stateFalseFor the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:For the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

Material Property Retrieval Parameters