EclThcLaw.hpp

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#ifndef OPM_ECL_THC_LAW_HPP
#define OPM_ECL_THC_LAW_HPP
 
#include "EclThcLawParams.hpp"
 
namespace Opm
{

template <class ScalarT,
          class ParamsT = EclThcLawParams<ScalarT>>
class EclThcLaw
{
public:
    using Params = ParamsT;
    using Scalar = typename Params::Scalar;

    template <class FluidState, class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>
    static Evaluation thermalConductivity(const Params& params,
                                          const FluidState&)
    {
        // The thermal conductivity approach based on the THC* keywords.
 
        // let's assume that the porosity of the rock at standard condition is meant
        Scalar poro = params.porosity(); // NB! Effective porosity, here meaning poro*ntg
 
        // IMO this approach is very questionable because the total thermal conductivity
        // should at least depend on the current solution's phase saturation. Since ECL
        // is king, let's follow their lead and throw ourselfs down the cliff of obvious
        // incorrectness.
        //
        // TODO: also follow their fine leadership in the twophase case.
        constexpr const Scalar numPhases = 3.0;
        Scalar thconAvg =
            poro*(params.thcoil() + params.thcgas() + params.thcwater()) / numPhases
            + (1.0 - poro)*params.thcrock();
 
        return thconAvg;
    }
};
 
} // namespace Opm
 
#endif