Source code for festim.boundary_conditions.fluxes.recombination_flux

from festim import FluxBC, k_B
import fenics as f
import sympy as sp




class RecombinationFlux(FluxBC):
    """
    FluxBC subclass for hydrogen recombination flux.
    -D(T) * grad(c) * n = -Kr(T) * c**order

    Args:
        Kr_0 (float or sp.Expr): recombination coefficient pre-exponential
            factor (m^(6-order)/s)
        E_Kr (float or sp.Expr): recombination coefficient activation
            energy (eV)
        order (float): order of the recombination (typically 1 or 2)
        surfaces (list or int): the surfaces of the BC
    """

    def __init__(self, Kr_0, E_Kr, order, surfaces) -> None:
        self.Kr_0 = Kr_0
        self.E_Kr = E_Kr
        self.order = order
        super().__init__(surfaces=surfaces, field=0)



    def create_form(self, T, solute):
        Kr_0_expr = f.Expression(sp.printing.ccode(self.Kr_0), t=0, degree=1)
        E_Kr_expr = f.Expression(sp.printing.ccode(self.E_Kr), t=0, degree=1)

        Kr = Kr_0_expr * f.exp(-E_Kr_expr / k_B / T)
        self.form = -Kr * solute**self.order
        self.sub_expressions = [Kr_0_expr, E_Kr_expr]