constantHeatSource
Description
The constant heatSource class in OFFBEAT allows the user to set the volumetric
heat source field in a file located the starting time folder. If the Q file is
present in the starting time folder, the internal field and boundary conditions
are set according to the Q file. Otherwise, the heat source field is set
to 0 W/m3 in each cell, with zeroGradient BCs in all non-
empty/-wedge patches. Note that when selecting this heat source model, the heat
source field will remain the same as it was defined in the starting time folder
(or as it was set by default by the code).
Note
At the moment, the constant model is the correct heat source model to use
if you are coupling OFFBEAT to an external neutronics solver that provides the
Q field directly. At every coupled iteration, simply substitute the
Q file generated with the external solver in the starting time folder and
(re)start the OFFBEAT simulation.
Warning
For backward-compatibility, fromLatestTime can be still used as the typename
for the constant heatSource model. However, its use is deprecated.
Options
No options available.
Usage
Here is a code snippet of the solverDict to be used for the constant heat
source model