[vidyadhar]

Hello,
I am using vofLPT solver of caelus 6.04.

I would like to understand the meaning of the terms such as parcel and particle. Are they same or different?
Also, how to calculate no.of parcels per second? Does this value depend on the run time of the simulation?


injectionModels
{
model1
{
type patchInjection;
patchName inlet; // Name of patch
SOI 0; // Start Of Injection
flowRateProfile constant 1; // Flow rate profile relative to SOI
massTotal 0.02025; // Total mass injected over injection duration
parcelBasisType mass; // How are the number of particles calculated
duration 7; // Duration of injection. NOTE: set to 1 for steady state
U0 (0 0.08 0); // Initial parcel velocity
parcelsPerSecond 3357; // Number of parcels to introduce per second

sizeDistribution
{
type fixedValue;
fixedValueDistribution
{
value 4e-03;
}
}
}
}

Can anyone help me in understanding these. Thank you