PhaseChange Class Reference

This class enables defining phase change laws for a given material. More...

#include <PhaseChange.h>

Public Member Functions
virtual	~PhaseChange ()
	Destructor.
int	E2T (real_t &H, real_t &T, real_t &gamma)
	Calculate temperature from enthalpy.
virtual int	EnthalpyToTemperature (real_t &H, real_t &T, real_t &gamma)
	Virtual function to calculate temperature from enthalpy.
void	setMaterial (Material &m, int code)
	Choose Material instance and material code.
Material &	getMaterial () const
	Return reference to Material instance.

Detailed Description

This class enables defining phase change laws for a given material.

These laws are predefined for a certain number of materials. The user can set himself a specific behavior for his own materials by defining a class that inherits from PhaseChange. The derived class must has at least the member function

int EnthalpyToTemperature(real_t &H, real_t &T, real_t &gamma)

Member Function Documentation

E2T()

int E2T	(	real_t &	H,
		real_t &	T,
		real_t &	gamma )

Calculate temperature from enthalpy.

This member function is to be called in any equation class that needs phase change laws.

Parameters

[in]	H	Enthalpy value
[out]	T	Calculated temperature value
[out]	gamma	Maximal slope of the curve H -> T

EnthalpyToTemperature()

virtual int EnthalpyToTemperature ( real_t & H, real_t & T, real_t & gamma )

virtual

Virtual function to calculate temperature from enthalpy.

This member function must be implemented in any derived class in order to define user's own material laws.

Parameters

[in]	H	Enthalpy value
[out]	T	Calculated temperature value
[out]	gamma	Maximal slope of the curve H -> T