Calculations.py File Reference

Provides functions for calculating the outputs. More...

Functions
def	python.Calculations.func_V_W (V_tank)
	Calculates volume of water: the amount of space occupied by a given quantity of water (m^3) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_m_W (rho_W, V_W)
	Calculates mass of water: the quantity of matter within the water (kg) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_tau_W (C_W, h_C, A_C, m_W)
	Calculates ODE parameter for water related to decay time: derived parameter based on rate of change of temperature of water (s) More...
def	python.Calculations.func_T_W (T_C, T_init, t_final, A_tol, R_tol, t_step, tau_W)
	Calculates temperature of the water: the average kinetic energy of the particles within the water (degreeC) More...

Detailed Description

Provides functions for calculating the outputs.

Author

Thulasi Jegatheesan

Note

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Function Documentation

func_m_W()

def python.Calculations.func_m_W	(		rho_W,
			V_W
	)

Calculates mass of water: the quantity of matter within the water (kg)

Parameters

rho_W	density of water: mass per unit volume of water (kg/m^3)
V_W	volume of water: the amount of space occupied by a given quantity of water (m^3)

Returns

mass of water: the quantity of matter within the water (kg)

func_T_W()

def python.Calculations.func_T_W	(		T_C,
			T_init,
			t_final,
			A_tol,
			R_tol,
			t_step,
			tau_W
	)

Calculates temperature of the water: the average kinetic energy of the particles within the water (degreeC)

Parameters

T_C	temperature of the heating coil: the average kinetic energy of the particles within the coil (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)
A_tol	absolute tolerance
R_tol	relative tolerance
t_step	time step for simulation: the finite discretization of time used in the numerical method for solving the computational model (s)
tau_W	ODE parameter for water related to decay time: derived parameter based on rate of change of temperature of water (s)

Returns

temperature of the water: the average kinetic energy of the particles within the water (degreeC)

func_tau_W()

def python.Calculations.func_tau_W	(		C_W,
			h_C,
			A_C,
			m_W
	)

Calculates ODE parameter for water related to decay time: derived parameter based on rate of change of temperature of water (s)

Parameters

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))
A_C	heating coil surface area: area covered by the outermost layer of the coil (m^2)
m_W	mass of water: the quantity of matter within the water (kg)

Returns

ODE parameter for water related to decay time: derived parameter based on rate of change of temperature of water (s)

func_V_W()

def python.Calculations.func_V_W

(

V_tank

)

Calculates volume of water: the amount of space occupied by a given quantity of water (m^3)

Parameters

V_tank

volume of the cylindrical tank: the amount of space encompassed by a tank (m^3)

Returns

volume of water: the amount of space occupied by a given quantity of water (m^3)