Base class for stirred reactors. More...

#include <ReactorBase.h>

Inheritance diagram for ReactorBase:

Collaboration diagram for ReactorBase:

Public Member Functions
	ReactorBase (const std::string &name="(none)")

	ReactorBase (const ReactorBase &)=delete

ReactorBase &	operator= (const ReactorBase &)=delete

virtual std::string	typeStr () const
	String indicating the reactor model implemented. More...

virtual int	type () const
	Return a constant indicating the type of this Reactor. More...

std::string	name () const
	Return the name of this reactor. More...

void	setName (const std::string &name)
	Set the name of this reactor. More...

Methods to set up a simulation.
void	setInitialVolume (doublereal vol)
	Set the initial reactor volume. By default, the volume is 1.0 m^3. More...

virtual void	setThermoMgr (thermo_t &thermo)
	Specify the mixture contained in the reactor. More...

virtual void	setKineticsMgr (Kinetics &kin)
	Specify chemical kinetics governing the reactor. More...

virtual void	setChemistry (bool cflag=true)
	Enable or disable changes in reactor composition due to chemical reactions. More...

virtual void	setEnergy (int eflag=1)
	Set the energy equation on or off. 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...

FlowDevice &	inlet (size_t n=0)
	Return a reference to the n-th inlet FlowDevice connected to this reactor. More...

FlowDevice &	outlet (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 (WallBase &w, int lr)
	Insert a Wall between this reactor and another reactor. More...

WallBase &	wall (size_t n)
	Return a reference to the n-th Wall connected to this reactor. More...

void	addSurface (ReactorSurface *surf)

ReactorSurface *	surface (size_t n)
	Return a reference to the n-th ReactorSurface connected to this reactor. More...

virtual void	initialize (doublereal t0=0.0)
	Initialize the reactor. More...

void	restoreState ()
	Set the state of the Phase object associated with this reactor to the reactor's current state. More...

virtual void	syncState ()
	Set the state of the reactor to correspond to the state of the associated ThermoPhase object. More...

thermo_t &	contents ()
	return a reference to the contents. More...

const thermo_t &	contents () 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...

Solution components.
The values returned are those after the last call to ReactorNet::advance or ReactorNet::step.
size_t	m_nsp
	Number of homogeneous species in the mixture. More...

thermo_t *	m_thermo

doublereal	m_vol

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< WallBase * >	m_wall

std::vector< ReactorSurface * >	m_surfaces

vector_int	m_lr

std::string	m_name

ReactorNet *	m_net
	The ReactorNet that this reactor is part of. More...

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...

ReactorNet &	network ()
	The ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to. More...

void	setNetwork (ReactorNet *net)
	Set the ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to. More...

Detailed Description

Base class for stirred reactors.

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

Definition at line 47 of file ReactorBase.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ typeStr()

virtual std::string typeStr ( ) const

inlinevirtual

String indicating the reactor model implemented.

Usually corresponds to the name of the derived class.

Reimplemented in Reactor, IdealGasReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, and ConstPressureReactor.

Definition at line 57 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ type()

virtual int type ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Return a constant indicating the type of this Reactor.

Deprecated:: To be changed after Cantera 2.5.

Reimplemented in Reactor, IdealGasReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, and ConstPressureReactor.

Definition at line 63 of file ReactorBase.h.

References Cantera::warn_deprecated().

◆ name()

std::string name ( ) const

inline

Return the name of this reactor.

Definition at line 72 of file ReactorBase.h.

Referenced by ReactorBase::setName().

◆ setName()

void setName ( const std::string & name )

inline

Set the name of this reactor.

Definition at line 77 of file ReactorBase.h.

References ReactorBase::name().

◆ setInitialVolume()

void setInitialVolume ( doublereal vol )

inline

Set the initial reactor volume. By default, the volume is 1.0 m^3.

Definition at line 85 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setThermoMgr()

void setThermoMgr ( thermo_t & thermo )

virtual

Specify the mixture contained in the reactor.

Note that a pointer to this substance is stored, and as the integration proceeds, the state of the substance is modified.

Reimplemented in IdealGasReactor, and IdealGasConstPressureReactor.

Definition at line 26 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

References Phase::nSpecies().

◆ setKineticsMgr()

virtual void setKineticsMgr ( Kinetics & kin )

inlinevirtual

Specify chemical kinetics governing the reactor.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 95 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setChemistry()

virtual void setChemistry ( bool cflag = true )

inlinevirtual

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

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 100 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ setEnergy()

virtual void setEnergy ( int eflag = 1 )

inlinevirtual

Set the energy equation on or off.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 105 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ addInlet()

void addInlet ( FlowDevice & inlet )

Connect an inlet FlowDevice to this reactor.

Definition at line 47 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ addOutlet()

void addOutlet ( FlowDevice & outlet )

Connect an outlet FlowDevice to this reactor.

Definition at line 52 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

Referenced by FlowDevice::install().

◆ inlet()

FlowDevice & inlet ( size_t n = 0 )

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

Definition at line 109 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 113 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ nInlets()

size_t nInlets ( )

inline

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

Definition at line 124 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ nOutlets()

size_t nOutlets ( )

inline

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

Definition at line 130 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ nWalls()

size_t nWalls ( )

inline

Return the number of Wall objects connected to this reactor.

Definition at line 135 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ addWall()

void addWall	(	WallBase &	w,
		int	lr
	)

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.

Definition at line 57 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

Referenced by WallBase::install().

◆ wall()

WallBase & wall ( size_t n )

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

Definition at line 67 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 80 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ initialize()

virtual void initialize ( doublereal t0 = 0.0 )

inlinevirtual

Initialize the reactor.

Called automatically by ReactorNet::initialize.

Reimplemented in Reactor, IdealGasReactor, IdealGasConstPressureReactor, FlowReactor, and ConstPressureReactor.

Definition at line 159 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ restoreState()

void restoreState ( )

inline

Set the state of the Phase object associated with this reactor to the reactor's current state.

Definition at line 167 of file ReactorBase.h.

References Phase::restoreState().

◆ syncState()

void syncState ( )

virtual

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

This is the inverse of restoreState(). Calling this will trigger integrator reinitialization.

Reimplemented in Reactor.

Definition at line 36 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ contents()

thermo_t& contents ( )

inline

return a reference to the contents.

Definition at line 180 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ residenceTime()

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.

Definition at line 100 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ volume()

doublereal volume ( ) const

inline

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

Definition at line 208 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ density()

doublereal density ( ) const

inline

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

Definition at line 213 of file ReactorBase.h.

Referenced by ReactorBase::mass().

◆ temperature()

doublereal temperature ( ) const

inline

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

Definition at line 218 of file ReactorBase.h.

Referenced by Wall::Q().

◆ enthalpy_mass()

doublereal enthalpy_mass ( ) const

inline

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

Definition at line 223 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ intEnergy_mass()

doublereal intEnergy_mass ( ) const

inline

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

Definition at line 228 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ pressure()

doublereal pressure ( ) const

inline

Returns the current pressure (Pa) of the reactor.

Definition at line 233 of file ReactorBase.h.

Referenced by PressureController::updateMassFlowRate(), Valve::updateMassFlowRate(), and Wall::vdot().

◆ mass()

doublereal mass ( ) const

inline

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

Definition at line 238 of file ReactorBase.h.

References ReactorBase::density().

◆ massFractions()

const doublereal* massFractions ( ) const

inline

Return the vector of species mass fractions.

Definition at line 243 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ massFraction()

doublereal massFraction ( size_t k ) const

inline

Return the mass fraction of the k-th species.

Definition at line 248 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ network()

ReactorNet & network ( )

The ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to.

Definition at line 85 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

◆ setNetwork()

void setNetwork ( ReactorNet * net )

Set the ReactorNet that this reactor belongs to.

Definition at line 95 of file ReactorBase.cpp.

Referenced by ReactorNet::addReactor().

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_nsp

size_t m_nsp

protected

Number of homogeneous species in the mixture.

Definition at line 262 of file ReactorBase.h.

◆ m_net

ReactorNet* m_net

protected

The ReactorNet that this reactor is part of.

Definition at line 278 of file ReactorBase.h.

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

Public Member Functions

Solution components.

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ typeStr()

◆ type()

◆ name()

◆ setName()

◆ setInitialVolume()

◆ setThermoMgr()

◆ setKineticsMgr()

◆ setChemistry()

◆ setEnergy()

◆ addInlet()

◆ addOutlet()

◆ inlet()

◆ outlet()

◆ nInlets()

◆ nOutlets()

◆ nWalls()

◆ addWall()

◆ wall()

◆ surface()

◆ initialize()

◆ restoreState()

◆ syncState()

◆ contents()

◆ residenceTime()

◆ volume()

◆ density()

◆ temperature()

◆ enthalpy_mass()

◆ intEnergy_mass()

◆ pressure()

◆ mass()

◆ massFractions()

◆ massFraction()

◆ network()

◆ setNetwork()

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_nsp

◆ m_net