AreaCorrect (Area Correction) class
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Description
This is a value heterogeneous super-class for the definition of models for the correction of the contact area, or radius, between elements.
The correction of the contact area is necessary when a low value of the Young modulus, compared to the real one, is used for particles. The modified Young modulus leads to a larger contact area, which have some side effects, such as the increase of direct heat conduction.
This super-class defines abstract methods that must be implemented in the derived sub-classes:
classdef AreaCorrect < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
Constant values
properties (Constant = true, Access = public)
% Types of model
ZYZ = uint8(1);
LMLB = uint8(2);
MPMH = uint8(3);
end
Public properties
properties (SetAccess = public, GetAccess = public)
% Identification
type uint8 = uint8.empty; % flag for type of model
end
Constructor method
methods
function this = AreaCorrect(type)
if (nargin > 0)
this.type = type;
end
end
end
Default sub-class definition
methods (Static, Access = protected)
function defaultObject = getDefaultScalarElement
defaultObject = AreaCorrect_ZYZ;
end
end
Abstract methods: implemented in derived sub-classes
methods (Abstract)
%------------------------------------------------------------------
this = fixRadius(this,interact);
end
end