A class for mass flow controllers. More...

#include <flowControllers.h>

Inheritance diagram for MassFlowController:

Detailed Description

A class for mass flow controllers.

The mass flow rate is constant or specified as a function of time.

The device coefficient c specifies the mass flow coefficient with units of kg/s. The mass flow rate is computed as:

\[\dot{m} = c g(t) \]

where g is a function of time that is set by setTimeFunction. If no function is specified, the mass flow rate defaults to:

\[\dot{m} = c \]

Definition at line 28 of file flowControllers.h.

Public Member Functions
string	type () const override
	String indicating the connector implemented.

void	setMassFlowRate (double mdot) override
	Set the fixed mass flow rate (kg/s) through a flow device.

void	setMassFlowCoeff (double m)
	Set the mass flow coefficient.

double	getMassFlowCoeff ()
	Get the mass flow coefficient.

void	setPressureFunction (Func1 *f) override
	Set a function of pressure that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device.

void	setPressureFunction (shared_ptr< Func1 > f) override
	Set a function of pressure to modify the pressure response.

void	updateMassFlowRate (double time) override
	If a function of time has been specified for mdot, then update the stored mass flow rate.

	FlowDevice (shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r0, shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r1, const string &name="(none)")

Public Member Functions inherited from FlowDevice
	FlowDevice (shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r0, shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r1, const string &name="(none)")

string	type () const override
	String indicating the connector implemented.

double	massFlowRate ()
	Mass flow rate (kg/s).

virtual void	updateMassFlowRate (double time)
	Update the mass flow rate at time 'time'.

virtual void	setMassFlowRate (double mdot)
	Set the fixed mass flow rate (kg/s) through a flow device.

double	deviceCoefficient () const
	Get the device coefficient (defined by derived class).

void	setDeviceCoefficient (double c)
	Set the device coefficient (defined by derived class).

virtual void	setPrimary (shared_ptr< ConnectorNode > primary)
	Set the primary mass flow controller.

double	outletSpeciesMassFlowRate (size_t k)
	Mass flow rate (kg/s) of outlet species k.

double	enthalpy_mass ()
	specific enthalpy

bool	install (ReactorBase &in, ReactorBase &out)
	Install a flow device between two reactors.

virtual bool	ready ()

ReactorBase &	in () const
	Return a reference to the upstream reactor.

const ReactorBase &	out () const
	Return a const reference to the downstream reactor.

ReactorBase &	out ()
	Return a mutable reference to the downstream reactor.

double	evalPressureFunction ()
	Return current value of the pressure function.

virtual void	setPressureFunction (Func1 *f)
	Set a function of pressure that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device.

virtual void	setPressureFunction (shared_ptr< Func1 > f)
	Set a function of pressure to modify the pressure response.

double	evalTimeFunction ()
	Return current value of the time function.

virtual void	setTimeFunction (Func1 *g)
	Set a function of time that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device.

virtual void	setTimeFunction (shared_ptr< Func1 > g)
	Set a function of time to modulate the mass flow rate.

void	setSimTime (double time)
	Set current reactor network time.

	ConnectorNode (const string &name="(none)")
	Transitional constructor.

	ConnectorNode (shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r0, shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r1, const string &name="(none)")
	Instantiate a ConnectorNode object with associated ReactorBase objects.

	ConnectorNode (const ConnectorNode &)=delete

Public Member Functions inherited from ConnectorNode
	ConnectorNode (const string &name="(none)")
	Transitional constructor.

	ConnectorNode (shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r0, shared_ptr< ReactorBase > r1, const string &name="(none)")
	Instantiate a ConnectorNode object with associated ReactorBase objects.

	ConnectorNode (const ConnectorNode &)=delete

ConnectorNode &	operator= (const ConnectorNode &)=delete

virtual string	type () const
	String indicating the connector implemented.

string	name () const
	Retrieve connector name.

void	setName (const string &name)
	Set connector name.

void	setDefaultName (map< string, int > &counts)
	Set the default name of a connector. Returns `false` if it was previously set.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Attributes inherited from FlowDevice
double	m_mdot = Undef

Func1 *	m_pfunc = nullptr
	Function set by setPressureFunction; used by updateMassFlowRate.

Func1 *	m_tfunc = nullptr
	Function set by setTimeFunction; used by updateMassFlowRate.

double	m_coeff = 1.0
	Coefficient set by derived classes; used by updateMassFlowRate.

double	m_time = 0.
	Current reactor network time.

Protected Attributes inherited from ConnectorNode
pair< shared_ptr< ReactorBase >, shared_ptr< ReactorBase > >	m_nodes
	Pair of reactors forming end points of the connector.

string	m_name
	ConnectorNode name.

bool	m_defaultNameSet = false
	`true` if default name has been previously set.

Member Function Documentation

◆ type()

string type ( ) const

inlineoverridevirtual

String indicating the connector implemented.

Usually corresponds to the name of the derived class.

Reimplemented from FlowDevice.

Definition at line 33 of file flowControllers.h.

◆ setMassFlowRate()

void setMassFlowRate ( double mdot )

overridevirtual

Set the fixed mass flow rate (kg/s) through a flow device.

Reimplemented from FlowDevice.

Definition at line 13 of file flowControllers.cpp.

◆ setMassFlowCoeff()

void setMassFlowCoeff ( double m )

inline

Set the mass flow coefficient.

m has units of kg/s. The mass flow rate is computed as:

where g is a function of time that is set by setTimeFunction. If no function is specified, the mass flow rate defaults to:

\[\dot{m} = m \]

Definition at line 47 of file flowControllers.h.

◆ getMassFlowCoeff()

double getMassFlowCoeff ( )

inline

Get the mass flow coefficient.

Definition at line 52 of file flowControllers.h.

◆ setPressureFunction() [1/2]

void setPressureFunction ( Func1 * f )

inlineoverridevirtual

Set a function of pressure that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device.

The evaluation of mass flow depends on the derived flow device class.

Deprecated:: To be removed after Cantera 3.2. Replaceable by version using shared pointer.

Reimplemented from FlowDevice.

Definition at line 56 of file flowControllers.h.

◆ setPressureFunction() [2/2]

void setPressureFunction ( shared_ptr< Func1 > f )

inlineoverridevirtual

Set a function of pressure to modify the pressure response.

Set a function of pressure that is used in determining the mass flow rate through the device. The evaluation of mass flow depends on the derived flow device class.

Since: Changed in Cantera 3.2. Previous version used a raw pointer.

Reimplemented from FlowDevice.

Definition at line 60 of file flowControllers.h.

◆ updateMassFlowRate()

void updateMassFlowRate ( double time )

overridevirtual

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.

Reimplemented from FlowDevice.

Definition at line 21 of file flowControllers.cpp.

◆ FlowDevice()

FlowDevice	(	shared_ptr< ReactorBase >	r0,
		shared_ptr< ReactorBase >	r1,
		const string &	name = `"(none)"`
	)

Definition at line 27 of file FlowDevice.cpp.

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

Detailed Description

Public Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Member Function Documentation

◆ type()

◆ setMassFlowRate()

◆ setMassFlowCoeff()

◆ getMassFlowCoeff()

◆ setPressureFunction() [1/2]

◆ setPressureFunction() [2/2]

◆ updateMassFlowRate()

◆ FlowDevice()