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Reactor Class Reference

Class Reactor is a general-purpose class for stirred reactors. More...

#include <Reactor.h>

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Public Member Functions

virtual int type () const
 Return a constant indicating the type of this Reactor. More...
 
template<class G >
void insert (G &contents)
 Insert something into the reactor. More...
 
void setKineticsMgr (Kinetics &kin)
 
void disableChemistry ()
 Disable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions. More...
 
void enableChemistry ()
 Enable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions. More...
 
void setEnergy (int eflag=1)
 Set the energy equation on or off. More...
 
bool energyEnabled () const
 Returns true if solution of the energy equation is enabled. More...
 
virtual size_t neq ()
 Number of equations (state variables) for this reactor. More...
 
virtual void getInitialConditions (doublereal t0, size_t leny, doublereal *y)
 Called by ReactorNet to get the initial conditions. More...
 
virtual void initialize (doublereal t0=0.0)
 Initialize the reactor. More...
 
virtual void evalEqs (doublereal t, doublereal *y, doublereal *ydot, doublereal *params)
 
virtual void updateState (doublereal *y)
 Set the state of the reactor to correspond to the state vector y. More...
 
virtual size_t nSensParams ()
 Number of sensitivity parameters associated with this reactor (including walls) More...
 
virtual void addSensitivityReaction (size_t rxn)
 Add a sensitivity parameter associated with the reaction number rxn (in the homogeneous phase). More...
 
std::vector< std::pair< void
*, int > > 
getSensitivityOrder () const
 Return a vector specifying the ordering of objects to use when determining sensitivity parameter indices. More...
 
virtual size_t componentIndex (const std::string &nm) const
 Return the index in the solution vector for this reactor of the component named nm. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from ReactorBase
 ReactorBase (const std::string &name="(none)")
 
std::string name () const
 Return the name of this reactor. More...
 
void setName (const std::string &name)
 Set the name of this reactor. More...
 
void restoreState ()
 Set the state of the Phase object associated with this reactor to the reactor's current state. More...
 
thermo_tcontents ()
 return a reference to the contents. More...
 
const thermo_tcontents () const
 
doublereal 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. More...
 
int error (const std::string &msg) const
 
ReactorNetnetwork ()
 The ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to. More...
 
void setNetwork (ReactorNet *net)
 Set the ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to. More...
 
void setInitialVolume (doublereal vol)
 Set the initial reactor volume. More...
 
virtual void setThermoMgr (thermo_t &thermo)
 Specify the mixture contained in the reactor. More...
 
void addInlet (FlowDevice &inlet)
 Connect an inlet FlowDevice to this reactor. More...
 
void addOutlet (FlowDevice &outlet)
 Connect an outlet FlowDevice to this reactor. More...
 
FlowDeviceinlet (size_t n=0)
 Return a reference to the n-th inlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor. More...
 
FlowDeviceoutlet (size_t n=0)
 Return a reference to the n-th outlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor. More...
 
size_t nInlets ()
 Return the number of inlet FlowDevice objects connected to this reactor. More...
 
size_t nOutlets ()
 Return the number of outlet FlowDevice objects connected to this reactor. More...
 
size_t nWalls ()
 Return the number of Wall objects connected to this reactor. More...
 
void addWall (Wall &w, int lr)
 Insert a Wall between this reactor and another reactor. More...
 
Wallwall (size_t n)
 Return a reference to the n-th Wall connected to this reactor. More...
 
virtual void start ()
 
doublereal volume () const
 Returns the current volume (m^3) of the reactor. More...
 
doublereal density () const
 Returns the current density (kg/m^3) of the reactor's contents. More...
 
doublereal temperature () const
 Returns the current temperature (K) of the reactor's contents. More...
 
doublereal enthalpy_mass () const
 Returns the current enthalpy (J/kg) of the reactor's contents. More...
 
doublereal intEnergy_mass () const
 Returns the current internal energy (J/kg) of the reactor's contents. More...
 
doublereal pressure () const
 Returns the current pressure (Pa) of the reactor. More...
 
doublereal mass () const
 Returns the mass (kg) of the reactor's contents. More...
 
const doublereal * massFractions () const
 Return the vector of species mass fractions. More...
 
doublereal massFraction (size_t k) const
 Return the mass fraction of the k-th species. More...
 

Protected Attributes

Kineticsm_kin
 Pointer to the homogeneous Kinetics object that handles the reactions. More...
 
doublereal m_vdot
 Tolerance on the temperature. More...
 
doublereal m_Q
 
doublereal m_mass
 total mass More...
 
vector_fp m_work
 
vector_fp m_sdot
 
vector_fp m_wdot
 Species net molar production rates. More...
 
vector_fp m_uk
 Species molar internal energies. More...
 
bool m_chem
 
bool m_energy
 
size_t m_nv
 
size_t m_nsens
 
std::vector< size_t > m_pnum
 
std::vector< size_t > m_nsens_wall
 
vector_fp m_mult_save
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from ReactorBase
size_t m_nsp
 Number of homogeneous species in the mixture. More...
 
thermo_tm_thermo
 
doublereal m_vol
 
doublereal m_vol0
 
bool m_init
 
size_t m_nInlets
 
size_t m_nOutlets
 
bool m_open
 
doublereal m_enthalpy
 
doublereal m_intEnergy
 
doublereal m_pressure
 
vector_fp m_state
 
std::vector< FlowDevice * > m_inlet
 
std::vector< FlowDevice * > m_outlet
 
std::vector< Wall * > m_wall
 
vector_int m_lr
 
size_t m_nwalls
 
std::string m_name
 
double m_rho0
 
ReactorNetm_net
 The ReactorNet that this reactor is part of. More...
 

Detailed Description

Class Reactor is a general-purpose class for stirred reactors.

The reactor may have an arbitrary number of inlets and outlets, each of which may be connected to a "flow device" such as a mass flow controller, a pressure regulator, etc. Additional reactors may be connected to the other end of the flow device, allowing construction of arbitrary reactor networks.

The reactor class integrates the same governing equations no matter what type of reactor is simulated. The differences among reactor types are completely specified by the attached flow devices and the time-dependent user-specified boundary conditions.

If an instance of class Reactor is used directly, it will simulate an adiabatic, constant volume reactor with gas-phase chemistry but no surface chemistry. Other reactor types may be simulated by deriving a class from Reactor. This method allows specifying the following in terms of the instantaneous reactor state:

Definition at line 39 of file Reactor.h.

Member Function Documentation

virtual int type ( ) const
inlinevirtual

Return a constant indicating the type of this Reactor.

Reimplemented from ReactorBase.

Reimplemented in ConstPressureReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, IdealGasReactor, and FlowReactor.

Definition at line 44 of file Reactor.h.

void insert ( G &  contents)
inline

Insert something into the reactor.

The 'something' must belong to a class that is a subclass of both ThermoPhase and Kinetics.

Definition at line 54 of file Reactor.h.

References ReactorBase::setThermoMgr().

void disableChemistry ( )
inline

Disable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions.

Definition at line 69 of file Reactor.h.

void enableChemistry ( )
inline

Enable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions.

Definition at line 74 of file Reactor.h.

void setEnergy ( int  eflag = 1)
inline

Set the energy equation on or off.

Definition at line 79 of file Reactor.h.

bool energyEnabled ( ) const
inline

Returns true if solution of the energy equation is enabled.

Definition at line 88 of file Reactor.h.

virtual size_t neq ( )
inlinevirtual

Number of equations (state variables) for this reactor.

Definition at line 93 of file Reactor.h.

Referenced by ReactorNet::initialize().

void getInitialConditions ( doublereal  t0,
size_t  leny,
doublereal *  y 
)
virtual

Called by ReactorNet to get the initial conditions.

Parameters
[in]t0Time at which initial conditions are determined
[in]lenyLength of y (unused)
[out]ystate vector representing the initial state of the reactor

Reimplemented in IdealGasConstPressureReactor, ConstPressureReactor, IdealGasReactor, and FlowReactor.

Definition at line 29 of file Reactor.cpp.

References Phase::density(), Phase::getMassFractions(), ThermoPhase::intEnergy_mass(), Reactor::m_mass, ReactorBase::m_nsp, Phase::nSpecies(), and Phase::restoreState().

void initialize ( doublereal  t0 = 0.0)
virtual
void evalEqs ( doublereal  t,
doublereal *  y,
doublereal *  ydot,
doublereal *  params 
)
virtual
void updateState ( doublereal *  y)
virtual
size_t nSensParams ( )
virtual

Number of sensitivity parameters associated with this reactor (including walls)

Definition at line 102 of file Reactor.cpp.

References Cantera::npos.

Referenced by FlowReactor::evalEqs(), and ReactorNet::initialize().

void addSensitivityReaction ( size_t  rxn)
virtual

Add a sensitivity parameter associated with the reaction number rxn (in the homogeneous phase).

Definition at line 326 of file Reactor.cpp.

References Cantera::int2str(), Reactor::m_kin, ReactorBase::name(), ReactorBase::network(), Kinetics::nReactions(), Kinetics::reactionString(), and ReactorNet::registerSensitivityReaction().

std::vector< std::pair< void *, int > > getSensitivityOrder ( ) const

Return a vector specifying the ordering of objects to use when determining sensitivity parameter indices.

Used to construct ReactorNet::m_sensOrder.

Returns
A vector of pairs where the first element of each pair is a pointer to either a Reactor object or a Wall object and the second element is either 0 (in the case of a Reactor) or in the case of a Wall indicates that the sensitivity parameters are associated with surface chemistry on the left (0) or right (1) side of the wall.

Definition at line 338 of file Reactor.cpp.

Referenced by ReactorNet::initialize().

size_t componentIndex ( const std::string &  nm) const
virtual

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

Possible values for nm are "m", "V", "T", the name of a homogeneous phase species, or the name of a surface species.

Reimplemented in FlowReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, ConstPressureReactor, and IdealGasReactor.

Definition at line 350 of file Reactor.cpp.

References ReactorBase::m_nsp, Cantera::npos, Phase::nSpecies(), and Phase::speciesIndex().

Member Data Documentation

Kinetics* m_kin
protected

Pointer to the homogeneous Kinetics object that handles the reactions.

Definition at line 149 of file Reactor.h.

Referenced by Reactor::addSensitivityReaction(), FlowReactor::evalEqs(), ConstPressureReactor::evalEqs(), Reactor::evalEqs(), ConstPressureReactor::initialize(), and Reactor::initialize().

doublereal m_vdot
protected

Tolerance on the temperature.

Definition at line 152 of file Reactor.h.

Referenced by Reactor::evalEqs().

doublereal m_mass
protected
vector_fp m_wdot
protected

Species net molar production rates.

Definition at line 156 of file Reactor.h.

Referenced by ConstPressureReactor::evalEqs(), Reactor::evalEqs(), ConstPressureReactor::initialize(), and Reactor::initialize().

vector_fp m_uk
protected

Species molar internal energies.

Definition at line 157 of file Reactor.h.


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