Base class for 'flow devices' (valves, pressure regulators, etc.) connecting reactors. More...

#include <FlowDevice.h>

Inheritance diagram for FlowDevice:

Detailed Description

Base class for 'flow devices' (valves, pressure regulators, etc.) connecting reactors.

Definition at line 23 of file FlowDevice.h.

Public Member Functions
	FlowDevice (const FlowDevice &)=delete

FlowDevice &	operator= (const FlowDevice &)=delete

virtual string	type () const
	String indicating the flow device implemented. More...

double	massFlowRate ()
	Mass flow rate (kg/s). More...

virtual void	updateMassFlowRate (double time)
	Update the mass flow rate at time 'time'. More...

double	outletSpeciesMassFlowRate (size_t k)
	Mass flow rate (kg/s) of outlet species k. More...

double	enthalpy_mass ()
	specific enthalpy More...

bool	install (ReactorBase &in, ReactorBase &out)
	Install a flow device between two reactors. More...

virtual bool	ready ()

ReactorBase &	in () const
	Return a reference to the upstream reactor. More...

const ReactorBase &	out () const
	Return a const reference to the downstream reactor. More...

double	evalPressureFunction ()
	Return current value of the pressure function. More...

virtual void	setPressureFunction (Func1 *f)
	Set a function of pressure that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device. More...

double	evalTimeFunction ()
	Return current value of the time function. More...

virtual void	setTimeFunction (Func1 *g)
	Set a function of time that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device. More...

void	setSimTime (double time)
	Set current reactor network time. More...

Protected Attributes
double	m_mdot = Undef

Func1 *	m_pfunc = nullptr
	Function set by setPressureFunction; used by updateMassFlowRate. More...

Func1 *	m_tfunc = nullptr
	Function set by setTimeFunction; used by updateMassFlowRate. More...

double	m_coeff = 1.0
	Coefficient set by derived classes; used by updateMassFlowRate. More...

double	m_time = 0.
	Current reactor network time. More...

Private Attributes
size_t	m_nspin = 0

size_t	m_nspout = 0

ReactorBase *	m_in = nullptr

ReactorBase *	m_out = nullptr

vector< size_t >	m_in2out

vector< size_t >	m_out2in

Member Function Documentation

◆ type()

virtual string type ( ) const

inlinevirtual

String indicating the flow device implemented.

Usually corresponds to the name of the derived class.

Reimplemented in Valve, PressureController, and MassFlowController.

Definition at line 34 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ massFlowRate()

double massFlowRate ( )

inline

Mass flow rate (kg/s).

Definition at line 39 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ updateMassFlowRate()

virtual void updateMassFlowRate ( double time )

inlinevirtual

Update the mass flow rate at time 'time'.

This must be overloaded in subclasses to update m_mdot.

Reimplemented in Valve, PressureController, and MassFlowController.

Definition at line 50 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ outletSpeciesMassFlowRate()

double outletSpeciesMassFlowRate ( size_t k )

Mass flow rate (kg/s) of outlet species k.

Returns zero if this species is not present in the upstream mixture.

Definition at line 72 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ enthalpy_mass()

double enthalpy_mass ( )

specific enthalpy

Definition at line 84 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ install()

bool install	(	ReactorBase &	in,
		ReactorBase &	out
	)

Install a flow device between two reactors.

Parameters

in	Upstream reactor.
out	Downstream reactor.

Definition at line 14 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ in()

ReactorBase& in ( ) const

inline

Return a reference to the upstream reactor.

Definition at line 71 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ out()

const ReactorBase& out ( ) const

inline

Return a const reference to the downstream reactor.

Definition at line 76 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ evalPressureFunction()

double evalPressureFunction ( )

Return current value of the pressure function.

The mass flow rate [kg/s] is calculated given the pressure drop [Pa] and a coefficient set by a flow device specific function; unless a user-defined pressure function is set, this is the pressure difference across the device. The calculation of mass flow rate depends to the flow device.

Since: New in Cantera 3.0.

Definition at line 50 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ setPressureFunction()

void setPressureFunction ( Func1 * f )

virtual

Set a function of pressure that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device.

The evaluation of mass flow depends on the derived flow device class.

Reimplemented in MassFlowController.

Definition at line 45 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ evalTimeFunction()

double evalTimeFunction ( )

Return current value of the time function.

The mass flow rate [kg/s] is calculated for a Flow device, and multiplied by a function of time, which returns 1.0 unless a user-defined function is provided. The calculation of mass flow rate depends on the flow device.

Since: New in Cantera 3.0.

Definition at line 64 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ setTimeFunction()

void setTimeFunction ( Func1 * g )

virtual

Set a function of time that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device.

The evaluation of mass flow depends on the derived flow device class.

Reimplemented in PressureController.

Definition at line 59 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

◆ setSimTime()

void setSimTime ( double time )

inline

Set current reactor network time.

Since: New in Cantera 3.0.

Definition at line 113 of file FlowDevice.h.

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_pfunc

Func1* m_pfunc = nullptr

protected

Function set by setPressureFunction; used by updateMassFlowRate.

Definition at line 121 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ m_tfunc

Func1* m_tfunc = nullptr

protected

Function set by setTimeFunction; used by updateMassFlowRate.

Definition at line 124 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ m_coeff

double m_coeff = 1.0

protected

Coefficient set by derived classes; used by updateMassFlowRate.

Definition at line 127 of file FlowDevice.h.

◆ m_time

double m_time = 0.

protected

Current reactor network time.

Definition at line 130 of file FlowDevice.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

Detailed Description

Public Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Private Attributes

Member Function Documentation

◆ type()

◆ massFlowRate()

◆ updateMassFlowRate()

◆ outletSpeciesMassFlowRate()

◆ enthalpy_mass()

◆ install()

◆ in()

◆ out()

◆ evalPressureFunction()

◆ setPressureFunction()

◆ evalTimeFunction()

◆ setTimeFunction()

◆ setSimTime()

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_pfunc

◆ m_tfunc

◆ m_coeff

◆ m_time