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Old   October 5, 2009, 05:31
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Hi friends,
You can find this part of program in alphaEqn of bubbleFoam
{
/* fvScalarMatrix betaEqn
(
fvm::ddt(beta)
+ fvm::div(phi, beta, scheme)
+ fvm::div(-fvc::flux(phir, scalar(1) - beta, scheme), beta, scheme)
);
betaEqn.relax();
betaEqn.solve();

alpha = 0.5*(scalar(1) + sqr(scalar(1) - beta) - sqr(scalar(1) - alpha));
*/
}

I am again asking questions about volume fractions in bubble column tutorial,
1) whats this beta equation,
2) is it volume intialzation file of water or other fluid???,
3) Whats the equation in block font represent is it correction factor for alpha ?

Can anyone explain me this doubt,
thanks in advance,

Anticipating for your kind reply,
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Old   October 22, 2009, 11:14
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hi
I doubt if that code runs because /* .......... */
in the end we have beta=1-alpha...still we there might have be something else to it
still i am not sure somebody else might help

good luck
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Old   October 23, 2009, 06:25
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Thanks Sachin,
yes as you told, beta equation doesnt work, beta takes the value (1-alpha),
I had one more doubt, velocity given to water(Ub) in UEqn.H file does not work, I mean we cannot see any motion of water, except gase flow is seen,
can you see this please,
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Old   October 23, 2009, 10:38
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Please could you explain the case, I havent used these solvers

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