flowControllers.h

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/**
 *  @file flowControllers.h
 *
 *  Some flow devices derived from class FlowDevice.
 */

// Copyright 2001  California Institute of Technology

#ifndef CT_FLOWCONTR_H
#define CT_FLOWCONTR_H

#include "FlowDevice.h"
#include "ReactorBase.h"
//#include "PID_Controller.h"
#include "cantera/numerics/Func1.h"

namespace Cantera
{
/**
 * A class for mass flow controllers. The mass flow rate is constant,
 * independent of any other parameters.
 */
class MassFlowController : public FlowDevice
{
public:

    MassFlowController() : FlowDevice() {
        m_type = MFC_Type;
    }

    virtual ~MassFlowController() {}

    virtual bool ready() {
        return FlowDevice::ready() && m_mdot >= 0.0;
    }

    /// If a function of time has been specified for
    /// mdot, then update the stored mass flow rate.
    /// Otherwise, mdot is a constant, and does not need
    /// updating.
    virtual void updateMassFlowRate(doublereal time) {
        if (m_func) {
            m_mdot = m_func->eval(time);
        }
        if (m_mdot < 0.0) {
            m_mdot = 0.0;
        }
    }

protected:

private:
};

/**
 * A class for mass flow controllers. The mass flow rate is constant,
 * independent of any other parameters.
 */
class PressureController : public FlowDevice
{
public:

    PressureController() : FlowDevice(), m_master(0) {
        m_type = PressureController_Type;
    }

    virtual ~PressureController() {}

    virtual bool ready() {
        return FlowDevice::ready() && m_master != 0;
    }

    void setMaster(FlowDevice* master) {
        m_master = master;
    }

    virtual void updateMassFlowRate(doublereal time) {
        doublereal master_mdot = m_master->massFlowRate(time);
        m_mdot = master_mdot + m_coeffs[0]*(in().pressure() -
                                            out().pressure());
        if (m_mdot < 0.0) {
            m_mdot = 0.0;
        }
    }

protected:
    FlowDevice* m_master;

private:
};


/// Valve objects supply a mass flow rate that is a function of the
/// pressure drop across the valve. The default behavior is a linearly
/// proportional to the pressure difference. Note that
/// real valves do not have this behavior, so this class
/// does not model real, physical valves.
class Valve : public FlowDevice
{
public:

    Valve() : FlowDevice() {
        m_type = Valve_Type;
    }

    virtual ~Valve() {}

    virtual bool ready() {
        return FlowDevice::ready() && m_coeffs.size() >= 1;
    }

    /// Compute the currrent mass flow rate, based on
    /// the pressure difference.
    virtual void updateMassFlowRate(doublereal time) {
        double delta_P = in().pressure() - out().pressure();
        if (m_func) {
            m_mdot = m_func->eval(delta_P);
        } else {
            m_mdot = m_coeffs[0]*delta_P;
        }
        if (m_mdot < 0.0) {
            m_mdot = 0.0;
        }
    }

protected:

private:
};

}
#endif