NANOPARTICLES Block

Short description of what the block is used for

Warning

This block is optional.

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Flags Overview

Note

All flags and their description are included in the table below. A detailed description of which values are possible for each input flag follows.

Flag	Required	Description
PBE_SOLVER	No	Boolean flag that enables the nanoparticle/population balance (PB) model when .true.; disabled when .false.
PBE_START_IT	No	Non-negative integer parameter indicating the iteration from which the nanoparticle/PB model becomes active.
MOMENT_METHOD	No	Non-negative integer flag specifying the population balance (PB) solution method
NP_DIAM	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the initial mean monomer diameter of the nanoparticles.
NP_DIAM_MIN	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the initial minimum monomer diameter of the nanoparticles for the random distribution
NP_DIAM_MAX	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the initial maximum monomer diameter of the nanoparticles for the random distribution
NP_RHO	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the density of the solid nanoparticles.
NP_MOLARMASS	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the molar mass of the nanoparticles species.
NP_VOLUME_FRAC	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the initial volume fraction of the nanoparticles in the MOM and QMOM methods.
NP_CONCENTRATION	No	Non-negative real parameter defining the initial number of concentration of the nanoparticles in the MOM and QMOM methods.

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Flags Details

Pbe_solver

• Type: Logical
• Values: True/False
• Default: False
• Description:Boolean flag that enables the nanoparticle/population balance (PB) model when .true.; disabled when .false.

Pbe_start_it

• Type: Integer
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 1000
• Description:Non-negative integer parameter indicating the iteration from which the nanoparticle/PB model becomes active.

Moment_method

• Type: Integer
• Values: between 1 to 4
• Default: 1
• Description: Non-negative integer flag specifying the population balance (PB) solution method:
  • 1 => Kruis method
  • 2 => Garrick (2003)
  • 3 => QMOM
  • 4 => DQMOM

Np_diam

• Type: Real [m]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 0.4D-9 [m]
• Description:Non-negative real parameter defining the initial mean monomer diameter of the nanoparticles.

Np_diam_min

• Type: Real [m]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 0.4D-9 [m]
• Description:Non-negative real parameter defining the initial minimum monomer diameter of the nanoparticles for the random distribution

Np_diam_max

• Type: Real [m]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 0.4D-9 [m]
• Description:Non-negative real parameter defining the initial maximum monomer diameter of the nanoparticles for the random distribution

Np_rho

• Type: Real [kg/m3]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 900 [kg/m3]
• Description:Non-negative real parameter defining the density of the solid nanoparticles.

Np_molarmass

• Type: Real [mole]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 0.079865 [mole]
• Description:Non-negative real parameter defining the molar mass of the nanoparticles species.

Np_volume_frac

• Type: Real [-]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: 1.D-9 [-]
• Description:Non-negative real parameter defining the initial volume fraction of the nanoparticles in the MOM and QMOM methods.

Np_concentration

• Type: Real [-]
• Values: Whatever suits your simulation.
• Default: [1D20]
• Description: Non-negative real parameter defining the initial number of concentration of the nanoparticles in the MOM and QMOM methods.

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Example:

&NML_NANOPARTICLES
    PBE_SOLVER=.true.,
    PBE_START_IT=2000,
    MOMENT_METHOD=1,
    NP_DIAM =0.4D-9,
    NP_DIAM_MIN=1.D-9,
    NP_DIAM_MAX=100.D-9,
    NP_RHO     =4.23D3,
    NP_MOLARMASS=0.079865,
    NP_VOLUME_FRAC=1.D-9,
    NP_CONCENTRATION=1.D1,