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ReactorBase Class Reference

Base class for reactor objects. More...

#include <ReactorBase.h>

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Detailed Description

Base class for reactor objects.

Allows using any substance model, with arbitrary inflow, outflow, heat loss/gain, surface chemistry, and volume change, whenever defined.

Definition at line 50 of file ReactorBase.h.

Public Member Functions

 ReactorBase (shared_ptr< Solution > sol, const string &name="(none)")
 Instantiate a ReactorBase object with Solution contents.
 
 ReactorBase (shared_ptr< Solution > sol, bool clone, const string &name="(none)")
 Instantiate a ReactorBase object with Solution contents.
 
 ReactorBase (const ReactorBase &)=delete
 
ReactorBaseoperator= (const ReactorBase &)=delete
 
virtual string type () const
 String indicating the reactor model implemented.
 
string name () const
 Return the name of this reactor.
 
void setName (const string &name)
 Set the name of this reactor.
 
bool setDefaultName (map< string, int > &counts)
 Set the default name of a reactor. Returns false if it was previously set.
 
shared_ptr< Solutionphase ()
 Access the Solution object used to represent the contents of this reactor.
 
shared_ptr< const Solutionphase () const
 Access the Solution object used to represent the contents of this reactor.
 
virtual bool timeIsIndependent () const
 Indicates whether the governing equations for this reactor are functions of time or a spatial variable.
 
size_t neq ()
 Number of equations (state variables) for this reactor.
 
virtual void syncState ()
 Set the state of the reactor to the associated ThermoPhase object.
 
virtual void updateConnected (bool updatePressure)
 Update state information needed by connected reactors, flow devices, and walls.
 
double residenceTime ()
 Return the residence time (s) of the contents of this reactor, based on the outlet mass flow rates and the mass of the reactor contents.
 
ReactorNetnetwork ()
 The ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to.
 
void setNetwork (ReactorNet *net)
 Set the ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to.
 
size_t offset () const
 Get the starting offset for this reactor's state variables within the global state vector of the ReactorNet.
 
void setOffset (size_t offset)
 Set the starting offset for this reactor's state variables within the global state vector of the ReactorNet.
 
size_t speciesOffset () const
 Offset of the first species in the local state vector.
 
virtual void getJacobianScalingFactors (double &f_species, double *f_energy)
 Get scaling factors for the Jacobian matrix terms proportional to \( d\dot{n}_k/dC_j \).
 
virtual void addSensitivityReaction (size_t rxn)
 Add a sensitivity parameter associated with the reaction number rxn
 
virtual size_t nSensParams () const
 Number of sensitivity parameters associated with this reactor.
 
Methods to set up a simulation
virtual void setInitialVolume (double vol)
 Set the initial reactor volume.
 
virtual double area () const
 Returns an area associated with a reactor [m²].
 
virtual void evalWalls (double t)
 Evaluate contributions from walls connected to this reactor.
 
virtual void setArea (double a)
 Set an area associated with a reactor [m²].
 
virtual bool chemistryEnabled () const
 Returns true if changes in the reactor composition due to chemical reactions are enabled.
 
virtual void setChemistryEnabled (bool cflag=true)
 Enable or disable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions.
 
virtual bool energyEnabled () const
 Returns true if solution of the energy equation is enabled.
 
virtual void setEnergyEnabled (bool eflag=true)
 Set the energy equation on or off.
 
virtual void addInlet (FlowDevice &inlet)
 Connect an inlet FlowDevice to this reactor.
 
virtual void addOutlet (FlowDevice &outlet)
 Connect an outlet FlowDevice to this reactor.
 
FlowDeviceinlet (size_t n=0)
 Return a reference to the n-th inlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor.
 
FlowDeviceoutlet (size_t n=0)
 Return a reference to the n-th outlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor.
 
size_t nInlets ()
 Return the number of inlet FlowDevice objects connected to this reactor.
 
size_t nOutlets ()
 Return the number of outlet FlowDevice objects connected to this reactor.
 
size_t nWalls ()
 Return the number of Wall objects connected to this reactor.
 
virtual void addWall (WallBase &w, int lr)
 Insert a Wall between this reactor and another reactor.
 
WallBasewall (size_t n)
 Return a reference to the n-th Wall connected to this reactor.
 
virtual void addSurface (ReactorSurface *surf)
 Add a ReactorSurface object to a Reactor object.
 
ReactorSurfacesurface (size_t n)
 Return a reference to the n-th ReactorSurface connected to this reactor.
 
virtual size_t nSurfs () const
 Return the number of surfaces in a reactor.
 
span< const double > surfaceProductionRates () const
 Production rates on surfaces.
 
virtual void initialize (double t0=0.0)
 Initialize the reactor.
 
virtual void getState (double *y)
 Get the current state of the reactor.
 
virtual void getStateDae (double *y, double *ydot)
 Get the current state and derivative vector of the reactor for a DAE solver.
 
virtual void eval (double t, double *LHS, double *RHS)
 Evaluate the reactor governing equations.
 
virtual void evalDae (double t, double *y, double *ydot, double *residual)
 Evaluate the reactor governing equations.
 
virtual void evalSteady (double t, double *LHS, double *RHS)
 Evaluate the governing equations with modifications for the steady-state solver.
 
virtual void getConstraints (double *constraints)
 Given a vector of length neq(), mark which variables should be considered algebraic constraints.
 
virtual vector< size_t > initializeSteady ()
 Initialize the reactor before solving a steady-state problem.
 
virtual void updateState (double *y)
 Set the state of the reactor to correspond to the state vector y.
 
virtual void addSensitivitySpeciesEnthalpy (size_t k)
 Add a sensitivity parameter associated with the enthalpy formation of species k.
 
virtual size_t componentIndex (const string &nm) const
 Return the index in the solution vector for this reactor of the component named nm.
 
virtual string componentName (size_t k)
 Return the name of the solution component with index i.
 
virtual double upperBound (size_t k) const
 Get the upper bound on the k-th component of the local state vector.
 
virtual double lowerBound (size_t k) const
 Get the lower bound on the k-th component of the local state vector.
 
virtual void resetBadValues (double *y)
 Reset physically or mathematically problematic values, such as negative species concentrations.
 
virtual void getJacobianElements (vector< Eigen::Triplet< double > > &trips)
 Get Jacobian elements for this reactor within the full reactor network.
 
virtual Eigen::SparseMatrix< double > jacobian ()
 Calculate the Jacobian of a specific reactor specialization.
 
virtual void setDerivativeSettings (AnyMap &settings)
 Use this to set the kinetics objects derivative settings.
 
virtual void applySensitivity (double *params)
 Set reaction rate multipliers based on the sensitivity variables in params.
 
virtual void resetSensitivity (double *params)
 Reset the reaction rate multipliers.
 
virtual bool preconditionerSupported () const
 Return a false if preconditioning is not supported or true otherwise.
 
Solution components

The values returned are those after the last call to ReactorNet::advance or ReactorNet::step.

double volume () const
 Returns the current volume (m^3) of the reactor.
 
double density () const
 Returns the current density (kg/m^3) of the reactor's contents.
 
double temperature () const
 Returns the current temperature (K) of the reactor's contents.
 
double enthalpy_mass () const
 Returns the current enthalpy (J/kg) of the reactor's contents.
 
double pressure () const
 Returns the current pressure (Pa) of the reactor.
 
double mass () const
 Returns the mass (kg) of the reactor's contents.
 
const double * massFractions () const
 Return the vector of species mass fractions.
 
double massFraction (size_t k) const
 Return the mass fraction of the k-th species.
 

Protected Member Functions

 ReactorBase (const string &name="(none)")
 

Protected Attributes

size_t m_nsp = 0
 Number of homogeneous species in the mixture.
 
ThermoPhasem_thermo = nullptr
 
double m_vol = 0.0
 Current volume of the reactor [m^3].
 
double m_mass = 0.0
 Current mass of the reactor [kg].
 
double m_enthalpy = 0.0
 Current specific enthalpy of the reactor [J/kg].
 
double m_pressure = 0.0
 Current pressure in the reactor [Pa].
 
vector< double > m_state
 
vector< FlowDevice * > m_inlet
 
vector< FlowDevice * > m_outlet
 
vector< WallBase * > m_wall
 
vector< ReactorSurface * > m_surfaces
 
vector< double > m_sdot
 species production rates on surfaces
 
vector< int > m_lr
 Vector of length nWalls(), indicating whether this reactor is on the left (0) or right (1) of each wall.
 
string m_name
 Reactor name.
 
bool m_defaultNameSet = false
 true if default name has been previously set.
 
size_t m_nv = 0
 Number of state variables for this reactor.
 
ReactorNetm_net = nullptr
 The ReactorNet that this reactor is part of.
 
size_t m_offset = 0
 Offset into global ReactorNet state vector.
 
shared_ptr< Solutionm_solution
 Composite thermo/kinetics/transport handler.
 
vector< SensitivityParameterm_sensParams
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ReactorBase() [1/3]

ReactorBase ( shared_ptr< Solution sol,
const string &  name = "(none)" 
)

Instantiate a ReactorBase object with Solution contents.

Parameters
solSolution object to be set.
nameName of the reactor.
Since
New in Cantera 3.1.

Definition at line 23 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ ReactorBase() [2/3]

ReactorBase ( shared_ptr< Solution sol,
bool  clone,
const string &  name = "(none)" 
)

Instantiate a ReactorBase object with Solution contents.

Parameters
solSolution object representing the contents of this reactor
cloneDetermines whether to clone sol so that the internal state of this reactor is independent of the original Solution object and any Solution objects used by other reactors in the network.
nameName of the reactor.
Since
Added the clone argument in Cantera 3.2. If not specified, the default behavior in Cantera 3.2 is not to clone the Solution object. This will change after Cantera 3.2 to default to true.

Definition at line 28 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ ~ReactorBase()

~ReactorBase ( )
virtual

Definition at line 47 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ ReactorBase() [3/3]

ReactorBase ( const string &  name = "(none)")
explicitprotected

Definition at line 19 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ type()

virtual string type ( ) const
inlinevirtual

String indicating the reactor model implemented.

Usually corresponds to the name of the derived class.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, MoleReactorSurface, FlowReactorSurface, and Reservoir.

Definition at line 76 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ name()

string name ( ) const
inline

Return the name of this reactor.

Definition at line 81 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setName()

void setName ( const string &  name)
inline

Set the name of this reactor.

Definition at line 86 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setDefaultName()

bool setDefaultName ( map< string, int > &  counts)

Set the default name of a reactor. Returns false if it was previously set.

Definition at line 54 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ phase() [1/2]

shared_ptr< Solution > phase ( )
inline

Access the Solution object used to represent the contents of this reactor.

Since
New in Cantera 3.2

Definition at line 95 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ phase() [2/2]

shared_ptr< const Solution > phase ( ) const
inline

Access the Solution object used to represent the contents of this reactor.

Since
New in Cantera 3.2

Definition at line 99 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ timeIsIndependent()

virtual bool timeIsIndependent ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Indicates whether the governing equations for this reactor are functions of time or a spatial variable.

All reactors in a network must have the same value.

Reimplemented in FlowReactor, and FlowReactorSurface.

Definition at line 103 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ neq()

size_t neq ( )
inline

Number of equations (state variables) for this reactor.

Definition at line 108 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setInitialVolume()

virtual void setInitialVolume ( double  vol)
inlinevirtual

Set the initial reactor volume.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 116 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ area()

virtual double area ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Returns an area associated with a reactor [m²].

Examples: surface area of ReactorSurface or cross section area of FlowReactor.

Reimplemented in FlowReactor, ReactorSurface, and FlowReactorSurface.

Definition at line 123 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ evalWalls()

virtual void evalWalls ( double  t)
inlinevirtual

Evaluate contributions from walls connected to this reactor.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 129 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setArea()

virtual void setArea ( double  a)
inlinevirtual

Set an area associated with a reactor [m²].

Examples: surface area of ReactorSurface or cross section area of FlowReactor.

Reimplemented in ReactorSurface, FlowReactorSurface, and FlowReactor.

Definition at line 136 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ chemistryEnabled()

virtual bool chemistryEnabled ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Returns true if changes in the reactor composition due to chemical reactions are enabled.

Since
New in Cantera 3.2.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 144 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setChemistryEnabled()

virtual void setChemistryEnabled ( bool  cflag = true)
inlinevirtual

Enable or disable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions.

Since
New in Cantera 3.2.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 151 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ energyEnabled()

virtual bool energyEnabled ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Returns true if solution of the energy equation is enabled.

Since
New in Cantera 3.2.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 158 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setEnergyEnabled()

virtual void setEnergyEnabled ( bool  eflag = true)
inlinevirtual

Set the energy equation on or off.

Since
New in Cantera 3.2.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 165 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ addInlet()

void addInlet ( FlowDevice inlet)
virtual

Connect an inlet FlowDevice to this reactor.

Reimplemented in ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 67 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ addOutlet()

void addOutlet ( FlowDevice outlet)
virtual

Connect an outlet FlowDevice to this reactor.

Reimplemented in ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 77 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ inlet()

FlowDevice & inlet ( size_t  n = 0)

Return a reference to the n-th inlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 219 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ outlet()

FlowDevice & outlet ( size_t  n = 0)

Return a reference to the n-th outlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 223 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ nInlets()

size_t nInlets ( )
inline

Return the number of inlet FlowDevice objects connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 183 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ nOutlets()

size_t nOutlets ( )
inline

Return the number of outlet FlowDevice objects connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 188 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ nWalls()

size_t nWalls ( )
inline

Return the number of Wall objects connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 193 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ addWall()

void addWall ( WallBase w,
int  lr 
)
virtual

Insert a Wall between this reactor and another reactor.

lr = 0 if this reactor is to the left of the wall and lr = 1 if this reactor is to the right of the wall. This method is called automatically for both the left and right reactors by WallBase::install.

Reimplemented in ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 87 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ wall()

WallBase & wall ( size_t  n)

Return a reference to the n-th Wall connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 102 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ addSurface()

void addSurface ( ReactorSurface surf)
virtual

Add a ReactorSurface object to a Reactor object.

Attention
This method should generally not be called directly by users. Reactor and ReactorSurface objects should be connected by providing adjacent reactors to the newReactorSurface factory function.

Reimplemented in ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 107 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ surface()

ReactorSurface * surface ( size_t  n)

Return a reference to the n-th ReactorSurface connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 119 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ nSurfs()

virtual size_t nSurfs ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Return the number of surfaces in a reactor.

Definition at line 218 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ surfaceProductionRates()

span< const double > surfaceProductionRates ( ) const
inline

Production rates on surfaces.

For bulk reactors, this contains the total production rates [kmol/s] of bulk phase species due to reactions on all adjacent species.

For surfaces, this contains the production rates [kmol/m²/s] of species on the surface and all adjacent phases, in the order defined by the InterfaceKinetics object.

Definition at line 230 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ initialize()

virtual void initialize ( double  t0 = 0.0)
inlinevirtual

◆ getState()

virtual void getState ( double *  y)
inlinevirtual

Get the current state of the reactor.

Parameters
[out]ystate vector representing the initial state of the reactor

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 245 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ getStateDae()

virtual void getStateDae ( double *  y,
double *  ydot 
)
inlinevirtual

Get the current state and derivative vector of the reactor for a DAE solver.

Parameters
[out]ystate vector representing the initial state of the reactor
[out]ydotstate vector representing the initial derivatives of the reactor

Reimplemented in FlowReactor, and FlowReactorSurface.

Definition at line 256 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ eval()

virtual void eval ( double  t,
double *  LHS,
double *  RHS 
)
inlinevirtual

Evaluate the reactor governing equations.

Called by ReactorNet::eval.

Parameters
[in]ttime.
[out]LHSpointer to start of vector of left-hand side coefficients for governing equations, length m_nv, default values 1
[out]RHSpointer to start of vector of right-hand side coefficients for governing equations, length m_nv, default values 0

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 266 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ evalDae()

virtual void evalDae ( double  t,
double *  y,
double *  ydot,
double *  residual 
)
inlinevirtual

Evaluate the reactor governing equations.

Called by ReactorNet::eval.

Parameters
[in]ttime.
[in]ysolution vector, length neq()
[in]ydotrate of change of solution vector, length neq()
[out]residualresiduals vector, length neq()

Reimplemented in FlowReactor, and FlowReactorSurface.

Definition at line 277 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ evalSteady()

virtual void evalSteady ( double  t,
double *  LHS,
double *  RHS 
)
inlinevirtual

Evaluate the governing equations with modifications for the steady-state solver.

This method calls the standard eval() method then modifies elements of RHS that correspond to algebraic constraints.

Since
New in Cantera 4.0.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 287 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ getConstraints()

virtual void getConstraints ( double *  constraints)
inlinevirtual

Given a vector of length neq(), mark which variables should be considered algebraic constraints.

Reimplemented in FlowReactor, and FlowReactorSurface.

Definition at line 294 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ initializeSteady()

virtual vector< size_t > initializeSteady ( )
inlinevirtual

Initialize the reactor before solving a steady-state problem.

This method is responsible for storing the initial value for any algebraic constraints and returning the indices of those constraints.

Returns
Indices of equations that are algebraic constraints when solving the steady-state problem.
Warning
This method is an experimental part of the Cantera API and may be changed or removed without notice.
Since
New in Cantera 3.2. Renamed from steadyConstraints in Cantera 4.0.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, Reactor, and ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 309 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ updateState()

virtual void updateState ( double *  y)
inlinevirtual

◆ addSensitivitySpeciesEnthalpy()

virtual void addSensitivitySpeciesEnthalpy ( size_t  k)
inlinevirtual

Add a sensitivity parameter associated with the enthalpy formation of species k.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 320 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ componentIndex()

virtual size_t componentIndex ( const string &  nm) const
inlinevirtual

Return the index in the solution vector for this reactor of the component named nm.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, and ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 326 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ componentName()

virtual string componentName ( size_t  k)
inlinevirtual

◆ upperBound()

virtual double upperBound ( size_t  k) const
inlinevirtual

Get the upper bound on the k-th component of the local state vector.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 337 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ lowerBound()

virtual double lowerBound ( size_t  k) const
inlinevirtual

Get the lower bound on the k-th component of the local state vector.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, IdealGasReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 342 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ resetBadValues()

virtual void resetBadValues ( double *  y)
inlinevirtual

Reset physically or mathematically problematic values, such as negative species concentrations.

Parameters
[in,out]ycurrent state vector, to be updated; length neq()

Reimplemented in ConstPressureMoleReactor, ConstPressureReactor, MoleReactor, Reactor, ReactorSurface, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 349 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ getJacobianElements()

virtual void getJacobianElements ( vector< Eigen::Triplet< double > > &  trips)
inlinevirtual

Get Jacobian elements for this reactor within the full reactor network.

Indices within trips are global indices within the full reactor network. The reactor is responsible for providing all elements of the Jacobian in the rows corresponding to its state variables, that is, all derivatives of its state variables with respect to all state variables in the network.

Warning
This method is an experimental part of the Cantera API and may be changed or removed without notice.

Reimplemented in IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, IdealGasMoleReactor, and MoleReactorSurface.

Definition at line 362 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setDerivativeSettings()

virtual void setDerivativeSettings ( AnyMap settings)
inlinevirtual

Use this to set the kinetics objects derivative settings.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 375 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ applySensitivity()

virtual void applySensitivity ( double *  params)
inlinevirtual

Set reaction rate multipliers based on the sensitivity variables in params.

Reimplemented in Reactor, and ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 381 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ resetSensitivity()

virtual void resetSensitivity ( double *  params)
inlinevirtual

Reset the reaction rate multipliers.

Reimplemented in Reactor, and ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 386 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ preconditionerSupported()

virtual bool preconditionerSupported ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Return a false if preconditioning is not supported or true otherwise.

Warning
This method is an experimental part of the Cantera API and may be changed or removed without notice.
Since
New in Cantera 3.0

Reimplemented in IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, and IdealGasMoleReactor.

Definition at line 397 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ syncState()

void syncState ( )
virtual

Set the state of the reactor to the associated ThermoPhase object.

This method will trigger integrator reinitialization.

Deprecated:
To be removed after Cantera 4.0. Use ReactorNet::reinitialize to indicate a change in state that requires integrator reinitialization.

Definition at line 136 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ updateConnected()

void updateConnected ( bool  updatePressure)
virtual

Update state information needed by connected reactors, flow devices, and walls.

Called from updateState() for normal reactor types, and from ReactorNet::updateState for Reservoir.

Parameters
updatePressureIndicates whether to update m_pressure. Should true for reactors where the pressure is a dependent property, calculated from the state, and false when the pressure is constant or an independent variable.

Definition at line 146 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ residenceTime()

double residenceTime ( )

Return the residence time (s) of the contents of this reactor, based on the outlet mass flow rates and the mass of the reactor contents.

Definition at line 190 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ volume()

double volume ( ) const
inline

Returns the current volume (m^3) of the reactor.

Definition at line 429 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ density()

double density ( ) const

Returns the current density (kg/m^3) of the reactor's contents.

Definition at line 199 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ temperature()

double temperature ( ) const

Returns the current temperature (K) of the reactor's contents.

Definition at line 204 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ enthalpy_mass()

double enthalpy_mass ( ) const
inline

Returns the current enthalpy (J/kg) of the reactor's contents.

Definition at line 440 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ pressure()

double pressure ( ) const
inline

Returns the current pressure (Pa) of the reactor.

Definition at line 445 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ mass()

double mass ( ) const
inline

Returns the mass (kg) of the reactor's contents.

Definition at line 450 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ massFractions()

const double * massFractions ( ) const

Return the vector of species mass fractions.

Definition at line 209 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ massFraction()

double massFraction ( size_t  k) const

Return the mass fraction of the k-th species.

Definition at line 214 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ network()

ReactorNet & network ( )

The ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to.

Definition at line 171 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ setNetwork()

void setNetwork ( ReactorNet net)

Set the ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to.

Definition at line 181 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ offset()

size_t offset ( ) const
inline

Get the starting offset for this reactor's state variables within the global state vector of the ReactorNet.

Definition at line 470 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setOffset()

void setOffset ( size_t  offset)
inline

Set the starting offset for this reactor's state variables within the global state vector of the ReactorNet.

Definition at line 474 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ speciesOffset()

size_t speciesOffset ( ) const
inline

Offset of the first species in the local state vector.

Definition at line 477 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ getJacobianScalingFactors()

virtual void getJacobianScalingFactors ( double &  f_species,
double *  f_energy 
)
inlinevirtual

Get scaling factors for the Jacobian matrix terms proportional to \( d\dot{n}_k/dC_j \).

Used to determine contribution of surface phases to the Jacobian.

Parameters
f_speciesScaling factor for derivatives appearing in the species equations. Equal to $1/V$.
f_energyScaling factor for each species term appearing in the energy equation.

Reimplemented in IdealGasConstPressureMoleReactor, and IdealGasMoleReactor.

Definition at line 490 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ addSensitivityReaction()

virtual void addSensitivityReaction ( size_t  rxn)
inlinevirtual

Add a sensitivity parameter associated with the reaction number rxn

Reimplemented in Reactor, and ReactorSurface.

Definition at line 495 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ nSensParams()

virtual size_t nSensParams ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Number of sensitivity parameters associated with this reactor.

Definition at line 500 of file ReactorBase.h.

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_nsp

size_t m_nsp = 0
protected

Number of homogeneous species in the mixture.

Definition at line 508 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_thermo

ThermoPhase* m_thermo = nullptr
protected

Definition at line 510 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_vol

double m_vol = 0.0
protected

Current volume of the reactor [m^3].

Definition at line 511 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_mass

double m_mass = 0.0
protected

Current mass of the reactor [kg].

Definition at line 512 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_enthalpy

double m_enthalpy = 0.0
protected

Current specific enthalpy of the reactor [J/kg].

Definition at line 513 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_pressure

double m_pressure = 0.0
protected

Current pressure in the reactor [Pa].

Definition at line 514 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_state

vector<double> m_state
protected

Definition at line 515 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_inlet

vector<FlowDevice*> m_inlet
protected

Definition at line 516 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_outlet

vector<FlowDevice*> m_outlet
protected

Definition at line 516 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_wall

vector<WallBase*> m_wall
protected

Definition at line 518 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_surfaces

vector<ReactorSurface*> m_surfaces
protected

Definition at line 519 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_sdot

vector<double> m_sdot
protected

species production rates on surfaces

Definition at line 520 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_lr

vector<int> m_lr
protected

Vector of length nWalls(), indicating whether this reactor is on the left (0) or right (1) of each wall.

Definition at line 524 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_name

string m_name
protected

Reactor name.

Definition at line 525 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_defaultNameSet

bool m_defaultNameSet = false
protected

true if default name has been previously set.

Definition at line 526 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_nv

size_t m_nv = 0
protected

Number of state variables for this reactor.

Definition at line 527 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_net

ReactorNet* m_net = nullptr
protected

The ReactorNet that this reactor is part of.

Definition at line 529 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_offset

size_t m_offset = 0
protected

Offset into global ReactorNet state vector.

Definition at line 530 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_solution

shared_ptr<Solution> m_solution
protected

Composite thermo/kinetics/transport handler.

Definition at line 533 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_sensParams

vector<SensitivityParameter> m_sensParams
protected

Definition at line 536 of file ReactorBase.h.


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