Add 'Units' class for doing conversions with dimensionality checks

Introduces a new, more natural notation for writing unit strings,
for use in YAML input files. Unlike 'toSI', conversions are checked for
dimensional consistency.
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Ray Speth 2018-11-18 23:02:02 -05:00
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/**
* @file Units.h
* Header for unit conversion utilities, which are used to translate
* user input from input files (See \ref inputfiles and
* class \link Cantera::Units Units\endlink).
*/
// This file is part of Cantera. See License.txt in the top-level directory or
// at https://www.cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.
#ifndef CT_UNITS_H
#define CT_UNITS_H
#include "cantera/base/ct_defs.h"
namespace Cantera
{
//! A representation of the units associated with a dimensional quantity.
/*!
* Used for converting quantities between unit systems and checking for
* dimensional consistency. Units objects are mainly used within UnitSystem
* class to convert values from a user-specified Unit system to Cantera's
* base units (SI + kmol).
*/
class Units
{
public:
//! Create a Units object with the specified dimensions.
explicit Units(double factor=1.0, double mass=0, double length=0,
double time=0, double temperature=0, double current=0,
double quantity=0);
//! Create an object with the specified dimensions
explicit Units(const std::string& name);
//! Returns `true` if the specified Units are dimensionally consistent
bool convertible(const Units& other) const;
//! Return the factor for converting from this unit to Cantera's base
//! units.
double factor() const { return m_factor; }
//! Multiply two Units objects, combining their conversion factors and
//! dimensions
Units& operator*=(const Units& other);
//! Provide a string representation of these Units
std::string str() const;
private:
//! Scale the unit by the factor `k`
void scale(double k) { m_factor *= k; }
//! Raise these Units to a power, changing both the conversion factor and
//! the dimensions of these Units.
Units pow(double expoonent) const;
double m_factor; //!< conversion factor to Cantera base units
double m_mass_dim;
double m_length_dim;
double m_time_dim;
double m_temperature_dim;
double m_current_dim;
double m_quantity_dim;
friend class UnitSystem;
};
//! Unit conversion utility
/*!
* String representations of units can be written using multiplication,
* division, and exponentiation. Spaces are ignored. Positive, negative, and
* decimal exponents are permitted. Examples:
*
* kg*m/s^2
* J/kmol
* m*s^-2
* J/kg/K
*
* @ingroup inputfiles
*/
class UnitSystem
{
public:
//! Convert `value` from the units of `src` to the units of `dest`.
double convert(double value, const std::string& src,
const std::string& dest) const;
double convert(double value, const Units& src, const Units& dest) const;
};
}
#endif

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//! @file Units.cpp
// This file is part of Cantera. See License.txt in the top-level directory or
// at https://www.cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.
#include "cantera/base/Units.h"
#include "cantera/base/ctexceptions.h"
#include "cantera/base/global.h"
#include "cantera/base/stringUtils.h"
#include "cantera/base/AnyMap.h"
namespace {
using namespace Cantera;
const std::map<std::string, Units> knownUnits{
{"", Units(1.0)},
{"1", Units(1.0)},
// Mass [M]
{"kg", Units(1.0, 1, 0, 0)},
{"g", Units(1e-3, 1, 0, 0)},
// Length [L]
{"m", Units(1.0, 0, 1, 0)},
{"micron", Units(1e-6, 0, 1, 0)},
{"angstrom", Units(1e-10, 0, 1, 0)},
{"Å", Units(1e-10, 0, 1, 0)},
// Time [T]
{"s", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"min", Units(60, 0, 0, 1)},
{"hr", Units(3600, 0, 0, 1)},
// Temperature [K]
{"K", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"C", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
// Current [A]
{"A", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
// Quantity [Q]
{"mol", Units(1e-3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"gmol", Units(1e-3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"mole", Units(1e-3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"kmol", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"kgmol", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
{"molec", Units(1.0/Avogadro, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1)},
// Energy [M*L^2/T^2]
{"J", Units(1.0, 1, 2, -2)},
{"cal", Units(4.184, 1, 2, -2)},
{"erg", Units(1e-7, 1, 2, -2)},
{"eV", Units(ElectronCharge, 1, 2, -2)},
// Pressure [M/L/T^2]
{"Pa", Units(1.0, 1, -1, -2)},
{"atm", Units(OneAtm, 1, -1, -2)},
{"bar", Units(1.0e5, 1, -1, -2)},
// Volume [L^3]
{"m^3", Units(1.0, 0, 3, 0)},
{"liter", Units(0.001, 0, 3, 0)},
{"L", Units(0.001, 0, 3, 0)},
{"l", Units(0.001, 0, 3, 0)},
{"cc", Units(1.0e-6, 0, 3, 0)},
// Other electrical units
{"ohm", Units(1.0, 1, 2, -3, 0, -2)}, // kg*m^2/s^3/A^2
{"V", Units(1.0, 1, 2, -3, 0, -1)}, // kg*m^2/s^3/A
{"coulomb", Units(1.0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1)}, // A*s
};
}
namespace Cantera
{
Units::Units(double factor, double mass, double length, double time,
double temperature, double current, double quantity)
: m_factor(factor)
, m_mass_dim(mass)
, m_length_dim(length)
, m_time_dim(time)
, m_temperature_dim(temperature)
, m_current_dim(current)
, m_quantity_dim(quantity)
{
}
Units::Units(const std::string& name)
: m_factor(1.0)
, m_mass_dim(0)
, m_length_dim(0)
, m_time_dim(0)
, m_temperature_dim(0)
, m_current_dim(0)
, m_quantity_dim(0)
{
size_t start = 0;
while (true) {
// Split into groups of the form 'unit^exponent'
size_t stop = name.find_first_of("*/", start);
size_t carat = name.find('^', start);
if (carat > stop) {
// No carat in this group
carat = npos;
}
std::string unit = trimCopy(
name.substr(start, std::min(carat, stop) - start));
double exponent = 1.0;
if (carat != npos) {
exponent = fpValueCheck(name.substr(carat+1, stop-carat-1));
}
if (start != 0 && name[start-1] == '/') {
// This unit is in the denominator
exponent = -exponent;
}
if (knownUnits.find(unit) != knownUnits.end()) {
// Incorporate the unit defined by the current group
*this *= knownUnits.at(unit).pow(exponent);
} else {
throw CanteraError("Units::Units(string)",
"Unknown unit '{}' in unit string '{}'", unit, name);
}
start = stop+1;
if (stop == npos) {
break;
}
}
}
bool Units::convertible(const Units& other) const
{
return (m_mass_dim == other.m_mass_dim &&
m_length_dim == other.m_length_dim &&
m_time_dim == other.m_time_dim &&
m_temperature_dim == other.m_temperature_dim &&
m_current_dim == other.m_current_dim &&
m_quantity_dim == other.m_quantity_dim);
}
Units& Units::operator*=(const Units& other)
{
m_factor *= other.m_factor;
m_mass_dim += other.m_mass_dim;
m_length_dim += other.m_length_dim;
m_time_dim += other.m_time_dim;
m_temperature_dim += other.m_temperature_dim;
m_current_dim += other.m_current_dim;
m_quantity_dim += other.m_quantity_dim;
return *this;
}
Units Units::pow(double exponent) const {
return Units(std::pow(m_factor, exponent),
m_mass_dim * exponent,
m_length_dim * exponent,
m_time_dim * exponent,
m_temperature_dim * exponent,
m_current_dim * exponent,
m_quantity_dim * exponent);
}
std::string Units::str() const {
return fmt::format("Units({} kg^{} * m^{} * s^{} * K^{} * A^{} * kmol^{})",
m_factor, m_mass_dim, m_length_dim, m_time_dim,
m_temperature_dim, m_current_dim, m_quantity_dim);
}
double UnitSystem::convert(double value, const std::string& src,
const std::string& dest) const
{
return convert(value, Units(src), Units(dest));
}
double UnitSystem::convert(double value, const Units& src,
const Units& dest) const
{
if (!src.convertible(dest)) {
throw CanteraError("UnitSystem::convert",
"Incompatible units:\n {} and\n {}", src.str(), dest.str());
}
return value * src.factor() / dest.factor();
}
}

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*/
// This file is part of Cantera. See License.txt in the top-level directory or
// at http://www.cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.
// at https://www.cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.
#ifndef CT_UNITS_H
#define CT_UNITS_H

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#include "gtest/gtest.h"
#include "cantera/base/Units.h"
using namespace Cantera;
TEST(Units, convert_to_base_units) {
UnitSystem U;
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "Pa", "kg/m/s^2"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "J", "kg*m^2/s^2"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "ohm", "kg*m^2/s^3/A^2"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "V", "kg*m^2/A*s^-3"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "coulomb", "A*s"), 1.0);
}
TEST(Units, notation) {
UnitSystem U;
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(2.0, "m^2", "m*m"), 2.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(3.0, "", "kg/kg"), 3.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "1/m^2", "m^-2"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(4.0, "s^3", "s^5/s^2"), 4.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, "kg * m/s ^2", "s^-2*kg*m"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1.0, " kg*m / s^ 2", "s ^-2 * kg*m"), 1.0);
}
TEST(Units, basic_conversions) {
UnitSystem U;
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(100, "cm", "m"), 1.0);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(2, "kmol", "mol"), 2000);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1000, "cal", "J"), 4184);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(2, "m^3", "l"), 2000);
EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(U.convert(1, "atm", "Pa"), 101325);
}