/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ ========= | \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox \\ / O peration | \\ / A nd | www.openfoam.com \\/ M anipulation | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (C) 2022 OpenCFD Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- License This file is part of OpenFOAM. OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenFOAM. If not, see . Class Foam::heatExchangerModels::effectivenessTable Description A heat exchanger model where heat exchange is calculated via an effectiveness table. The total heat exchange source is given by: \f[ Q_t = e(\phi, \dot{m}_2) (T_2 - T_1) \phi C_p \f] where: \vartable Q_t | Total heat exchange source [J/s] e(\phi,\dot{m}_2) | Effectivenes table [-] \phi | Net mass flux entering heat exchanger [kg/s] \dot{m}_2 | Secondary flow mass flow rate [kg/s] T_1 | Primary flow inlet temperature [K] T_2 | Secondary flow inlet temperature [K] C_p | Primary flow specific heat capacity [J/kg/K] \endvartable The distribution inside the heat exchanger is given by: \f[ Q_c = \frac{V_c |U_c| (T_c - T_{ref})}{\sum(V_c |U_c| (T_c - T_{ref}))} \f] where: \vartable Q_c | Source for cell V_c | Volume of the cell [m^3] U_c | Local cell velocity [m/s] T_c | Local cell temperature [K] T_{ref} | Min or max(T) in cell zone depending on the sign of Qt [K] \endvartable Usage Minimal example by using \c constant/fvOptions: \verbatim { // Inherited entries ... // Mandatory entries model effectivenessTable; secondaryMassFlowRate ; secondaryInletT ; file ""; outOfBounds ; // Conditional optional entries // when the total heat exchange is calculated with primary inlet T primaryInletT ; // when the total heat exchange is calculated with a given target targetQdot ; targetQdotCalcInterval