Provides the function for reading inputs, the function for calculating derived values, and the function for checking the physical constraints and software constraints on the input.
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#include <string>
#include "Constants.hpp"
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| void | get_input (string filename, double &A_C, double &C_W, double &h_C, double &T_init, double &t_final, double &L, double &T_C, double &t_step, double &rho_W, double &D, double &A_tol, double &R_tol, double &E_W) |
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| double | derived_values (double D, double L) |
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| void | input_constraints (double A_C, double C_W, double h_C, double T_init, double t_final, double L, double T_C, double t_step, double rho_W, double D, double E_W) |
| | Verifies that input values satisfy the physical constraints and software constraints. More...
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Provides the function for reading inputs, the function for calculating derived values, and the function for checking the physical constraints and software constraints on the input.
- Author
- Thulasi Jegatheesan
- Note
- Generated by Drasil v0.1-alpha
◆ derived_values()
| double derived_values |
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Calculates values that can be immediately derived from the inputs.
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| D | diameter of tank: the diameter of the tank (m) |
| L | length of tank: the length of the tank (m) |
- Returns
- volume of the cylindrical tank: the amount of space encompassed by a tank (m^3)
◆ get_input()
| void get_input |
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filename, |
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double & |
A_C, |
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double & |
C_W, |
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double & |
h_C, |
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double & |
T_init, |
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double & |
t_final, |
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double & |
L, |
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double & |
T_C, |
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double & |
t_step, |
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double & |
rho_W, |
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double & |
D, |
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double & |
A_tol, |
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double & |
R_tol, |
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double & |
E_W |
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Reads input from a file with the given file name.
- Parameters
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| filename | name of the input file |
| A_C | heating coil surface area: area covered by the outermost layer of the coil (m^2) |
| C_W | specific heat capacity of water: the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a given unit mass of water by a given amount (J/(kg degreeC)) |
| h_C | convective heat transfer coefficient between coil and water: the convective heat transfer coefficient that models the thermal flux from the coil to the surrounding water (W/(m^2 degreeC)) |
| T_init | initial temperature: the temperature at the beginning of the simulation (degreeC) |
| t_final | final time: the amount of time elapsed from the beginning of the simulation to its conclusion (s) |
| L | length of tank: the length of the tank (m) |
| T_C | temperature of the heating coil: the average kinetic energy of the particles within the coil (degreeC) |
| t_step | time step for simulation: the finite discretization of time used in the numerical method for solving the computational model (s) |
| rho_W | density of water: mass per unit volume of water (kg/m^3) |
| D | diameter of tank: the diameter of the tank (m) |
| A_tol | absolute tolerance |
| R_tol | relative tolerance |
| E_W | change in heat energy in the water: change in thermal energy within the water (J) |
◆ input_constraints()
| void input_constraints |
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double |
A_C, |
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double |
C_W, |
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double |
h_C, |
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double |
T_init, |
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double |
t_final, |
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double |
L, |
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double |
T_C, |
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double |
t_step, |
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double |
rho_W, |
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double |
D, |
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double |
E_W |
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Verifies that input values satisfy the physical constraints and software constraints.
- Parameters
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| A_C | heating coil surface area: area covered by the outermost layer of the coil (m^2) |
| C_W | specific heat capacity of water: the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a given unit mass of water by a given amount (J/(kg degreeC)) |
| h_C | convective heat transfer coefficient between coil and water: the convective heat transfer coefficient that models the thermal flux from the coil to the surrounding water (W/(m^2 degreeC)) |
| T_init | initial temperature: the temperature at the beginning of the simulation (degreeC) |
| t_final | final time: the amount of time elapsed from the beginning of the simulation to its conclusion (s) |
| L | length of tank: the length of the tank (m) |
| T_C | temperature of the heating coil: the average kinetic energy of the particles within the coil (degreeC) |
| t_step | time step for simulation: the finite discretization of time used in the numerical method for solving the computational model (s) |
| rho_W | density of water: mass per unit volume of water (kg/m^3) |
| D | diameter of tank: the diameter of the tank (m) |
| E_W | change in heat energy in the water: change in thermal energy within the water (J) |
