PlugFlowReactor

class ansys.chemkin.core.flowreactors.PFR.PlugFlowReactor(inlet: ansys.chemkin.core.inlet.Stream, label: str = 'PFR')

Bases: ansys.chemkin.core.batchreactors.batchreactor.BatchReactors

Plug Flow Reactor (PFR) model with energy equation.

Overview

Methods

set_start_position	Set the PFR simulation starting position.
set_diameter_profile	Specify plug-flow reactor diameter profile.
set_flowarea_profile	Specify plug-flow reactor cross-sectional flow area profile.
set_inlet_viscosity	Set the gas mixture viscocity at the PFR inlet.
set_solver_max_timestep_size	Set the maximum time step size allowed.
set_pseudo_surface_velocity	Set the pseudo surface velocity at the active surface.
run	Perform the common steps to run a Chemkin reactor model.

Properties

length	Get reactor length.
diameter	Get reactor diameter.
flowarea	Cross-sectional flow area of the PFR.
mass_flowrate	Get plug flow reactor inlet mass flow rate.
velocity	Get plug flow reactor inlet velocity [cm/sec].
vol_flowrate	Get plug flow reactor inlet volumetric flow rate.
sccm	Get inlet volumetric flow rate in SCCM.

Attributes

startposition
reactorlength
reactordiameter
reactorflowarea

Import detail

from ansys.chemkin.core.flowreactors.PFR import PlugFlowReactor

Property detail

property PlugFlowReactor.length: float

Get reactor length.

property PlugFlowReactor.diameter: float

Get reactor diameter.

property PlugFlowReactor.flowarea: float

Cross-sectional flow area of the PFR.

property PlugFlowReactor.mass_flowrate: float

Get plug flow reactor inlet mass flow rate.

property PlugFlowReactor.velocity: float

Get plug flow reactor inlet velocity [cm/sec].

property PlugFlowReactor.vol_flowrate: float

Get plug flow reactor inlet volumetric flow rate.

property PlugFlowReactor.sccm: float

Get inlet volumetric flow rate in SCCM.

Attribute detail

PlugFlowReactor.startposition

PlugFlowReactor.reactorlength

PlugFlowReactor.reactordiameter

PlugFlowReactor.reactorflowarea = 0.0

Method detail

PlugFlowReactor.set_start_position(x0: float)

Set the PFR simulation starting position.

PlugFlowReactor.set_diameter_profile(x: numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.double], diam: numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.double]) → int

Specify plug-flow reactor diameter profile.

PlugFlowReactor.set_flowarea_profile(x: numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.double], area: numpy.typing.NDArray[numpy.double]) → int

Specify plug-flow reactor cross-sectional flow area profile.

PlugFlowReactor.set_inlet_viscosity(visc: float)

Set the gas mixture viscocity at the PFR inlet.

PlugFlowReactor.set_solver_max_timestep_size(size: float)

Set the maximum time step size allowed.

PlugFlowReactor.set_pseudo_surface_velocity(vel: float)

Set the pseudo surface velocity at the active surface.

PlugFlowReactor.run() → int

Perform the common steps to run a Chemkin reactor model.