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<H3>voidfractionModel_bigParticleVoidFraction command
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<P><B>Syntax:</B>
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<P>Defined in couplingProperties dictionary.
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<PRE>voidfractionModel bigParticle;
bigParticleProps
{
maxCellsPerParticle number1;
alphaMin number2;
scaleUpVol number3;
weight number4;
}
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<UL><LI><I>number1</I> = max number of cells covered by a partilce (search will fail when more than <I>number1</I> cells are covered by the particle)
<LI><I>number2</I> = mininmum limit for voidfraction
<LI><I>number3</I> = diameter of the particle's representation is artificially increased according to <I>number3</I> * Vparticle, volume remains unaltered!
<LI><I>number4</I> = scaling of the particle volume to account for porosity or agglomerations.
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<P><B>Examples:</B>
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<PRE>voidfractionModel bigParticle;
bigParticleProps
{
maxCellsPerParticle 1000;
alphaMin 0.10;
scaleUpVol 5.0;
weight 1.;
}
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<P><B>Description:</B>
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<P>The bigParticle voidFraction model is supposed to be used when a particle (or it's representation) is bigger than a CFD cell. The voidfraction field is set in those cell whose centres are inside the particle which results in a stairstep representation of the bodies within the mesh (i.e. voidfraction is either 1 (fluid) of zero (solid)). For archiving accurate results, approx. 8 cells per particle diameter are necessary.
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<P>The region of influence of a particle can be increased artificially by "scaleUpVol", which blows up the particles, but keeps their volume (for voidfraction calculation) constant.
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<P>The particle volume occupied in the CFD domain can be adjusted by the parameter "weight", using Vparticle=dsphere^3*pi/6*weight.
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<P>Parts of this sub-model contributed by Alice Hager, JKU.
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<P><B>Restrictions:</B> none.
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<P><B>Related commands:</B>
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<P><A HREF = "voidfractionModel.html">voidfractionModel</A>
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