From 318457e1abacd4d742bad59abf67baefe36d7ea6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Fullmer <william.fullmer@netl.doe.gov> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:22:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add Gunn HTC --- docs/source/inputs/InputsCoupling.rst | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/source/inputs/InputsCoupling.rst b/docs/source/inputs/InputsCoupling.rst index 7bb0f73..690f897 100644 --- a/docs/source/inputs/InputsCoupling.rst +++ b/docs/source/inputs/InputsCoupling.rst @@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ With the variables defined as follows: .. code:: shell - * \brief Returns: the calculated drag coefficient. + /* + * \brief Returns: the calculated drag coefficient. * * Inputs: * EPg - gas volume fraction @@ -129,3 +130,37 @@ The Gidaspow model is defined as { return 0.0; } + + + +Heat Transfer Coefficient +------------------------- + + +The following inputs must be preceded by "mfix." + ++-------------------+---------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ +| | Description | Type | Default | ++===================+=================================+=============+==============+ +| convection_type | Which HTC model to use | String | RanzMarshall | ++-------------------+---------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ + +The options currently supported in mfix are :cpp:`RanzMarshall` (default) and :cpp:`Gunn`. +In both models the HTC is determined from a Nusslet number corelation. + +The RanzMarshall Nusselt number correlation is defined as: + + .. code:: shell + + amrex::Real N_Nu = 2.0 + 0.6 * std::sqrt(N_Re) * std::pow(N_Pr, 0.333); + + +The Gunn Nusselt number correlation is defined as: + + .. code:: shell + + amrex::Real N_Nu = + (7 - 10*EPg + 5*EPg*EPg)*(1 + .7*std::pow(N_Re, 0.2)*std::cbrt(N_Pr)) + + (1.33 - 2.4*EPg + 1.2*EPg*EPg)*std::pow(N_Re, 0.7)*std::cbrt(N_Pr); + + -- GitLab