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+// $Id: simplednapl.hh 4952 2011-01-04 15:49:28Z lauser $
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 by Andreas Lauser
+ * Institute of Hydraulic Engineering *
+ * University of Stuttgart, Germany *
+ * email: <givenname>.<name>@iws.uni-stuttgart.de *
+ * *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify *
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or *
+ * (at your option) any later version. *
+ * *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the *
+ * GNU General Public License for more details. *
+ * *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License *
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * \file
+ * \ingroup Components
+ * \brief A much simpler (and thus potentially less buggy) version of
+ * pure water.
+ */
+#ifndef DUMUX_BENZENE_HH
+#define DUMUX_BENZENE_HH
+
+
+#include "component.hh"
+
+
+namespace Dumux
+{
+/*!
+ * \ingroup Components
+ * \brief A much simple component for an exemplary dense NAPL (benzene).
+ *
+ * \tparam Scalar The type used for scalar values
+ */
+template <class Scalar>
+class Benzene : public Component<Scalar, Benzene<Scalar> >
+{
+ typedef Component<Scalar, Benzene<Scalar> > ParentType;
+
+public:
+ /*!
+ * \brief A human readable name for the benzene
+ */
+ static const char *name()
+ { return "benzene"; }
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief The molar mass in \f$\mathrm{[kg/mol]}\f$ of benzene
+ */
+ static Scalar molarMass()
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "molar mass for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Returns the critical temperature \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$ of benzene.
+ */
+ static Scalar criticalTemperature()
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "criticalTemperature for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Returns the critical pressure \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$ of benzene.
+ */
+ static Scalar criticalPressure()
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "criticalPressure for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Returns the temperature \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$ at benzene's triple point.
+ */
+ static Scalar tripleTemperature()
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "tripleTemperature for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Returns the pressure \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$ at benzene's triple point.
+ */
+ static Scalar triplePressure()
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "triplePressure for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief The vapor pressure in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$ of pure benzene
+ * at a given temperature.
+ *
+ * \param T temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ */
+ static Scalar vaporPressure(Scalar T)
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "vaporPressure for benzene");
+ };
+ /*!
+ * \brief Specific enthalpy of benzene steam \f$\mathrm{[J/kg]}\f$.
+ *
+ * \param temperature temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ * \param pressure pressure of component in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+ */
+ static const Scalar gasEnthalpy(Scalar temperature,
+ Scalar pressure)
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "gasEnthalpy for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief Specific enthalpy of liquid benzene \f$\mathrm{[J/kg]}\f$.
+ *
+ * \param temperature temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ * \param pressure pressure of component in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+ */
+ static const Scalar liquidEnthalpy(Scalar temperature,
+ Scalar pressure)
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "liquidEnthalpy for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief The density of steam at a given pressure and temperature \f$\mathrm{[kg/m^3]}\f$.
+ *
+ * \param temperature temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ * \param pressure pressure of component in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+ */
+ static Scalar gasDensity(Scalar temperature, Scalar pressure)
+ {
+ return IdealGas<Scalar>::density(molarMass(),
+ temperature,
+ pressure);
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief The density of pure benzene at a given pressure and temperature \f$\mathrm{[kg/m^3]}\f$.
+ *
+ * \param temperature temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ * \param pressure pressure of component in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+ */
+ static Scalar liquidDensity(Scalar temperature, Scalar pressure)
+ {
+ return 889.51; // [kg/m^3]
+ }
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief The dynamic viscosity \f$\mathrm{[Pa*s]}\f$ of steam.
+ *
+ * \param temperature temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ * \param pressure pressure of component in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+ * \param regularize defines, if the functions is regularized or not, set to true by default
+ */
+ static Scalar gasViscosity(Scalar temperature, Scalar pressure, bool regularize=true)
+ {
+ DUNE_THROW(Dune::NotImplemented, "gasViscosity for benzene");
+ };
+
+ /*!
+ * \brief The dynamic viscosity \f$\mathrm{[Pa*s]}\f$ of pure benzene.
+ *
+ * \param temperature temperature of component in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+ * \param pressure pressure of component in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+ */
+ static Scalar liquidViscosity(Scalar temperature, Scalar pressure)
+ {
+ return 1.12e-3;//[Pa s]
+ };
+};
+
+} // end namespace
+
+#endif