cantera/samples/python/reactors/piston_sim/piston.py
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"""
Gas 1: a stoichiometric H2/O2/Ar mixture
Gas 2: a wet CO/O2 mixture
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| gas 1 || gas 2 |
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The two volumes are connected by an adiabatic free piston.
The piston speed is proportional to the pressure difference
between the two chambers.
Note that each side uses a *different* reaction mechanism
"""
from Cantera import *
from Cantera.Reactor import *
import sys
fmt = '%10.3f %10.1f %10.4f %10.4g %10.4g %10.4g %10.4g'
print '%10s %10s %10s %10s %10s %10s %10s' % ('time [s]','T1 [K]','T2 [K]',
'V1 [m^3]', 'V2 [m^3]',
'V1+V2 [m^3]','X(CO)')
gas1 = importPhase('h2o2.cti')
gas1.set(T = 900.0, P = OneAtm, X = 'H2:2, O2:1, AR:20')
gas2 = GRI30()
gas2.set(T = 900.0, P = OneAtm, X = 'CO:2, H2O:0.01, O2:5')
r1 = Reactor(gas1, volume = 0.5)
r2 = Reactor(gas2, volume = 0.1)
w = Wall(left = r1, right = r2, K = 1.0e3)
reactors = ReactorNet([r1, r2])
tim = []
t1 = []
t2 = []
v1 = []
v2 = []
v = []
xco = []
xh2 = []
for n in range(30):
time = (n+1)*0.002
reactors.advance(time)
print fmt % (time, r1.temperature(), r2.temperature(),
r1.volume(), r2.volume(), r1.volume() + r2.volume(),
r2.moleFraction('CO'))
tim.append(time)
t1.append(r1.temperature())
t2.append(r2.temperature())
v1.append(r1.volume())
v2.append(r2.volume())
v.append(r1.volume() + r2.volume())
xco.append(r2.moleFraction('CO'))
xh2.append(r1.moleFraction('H2'))
# plot the results if matplotlib is installed.
# see http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net to get it
args = sys.argv
if len(args) > 1 and (args[1] == '-plot' or
args[1] == '-p' or
args[1] == '--plot'):
try:
from matplotlib.pylab import *
clf
subplot(2,2,1)
plot(tim,t1,'-',tim,t2,'r-')
xlabel('Time (s)');
ylabel('Temperature (K)');
subplot(2,2,2)
plot(tim,v1,'-',tim,v2,'r-',tim,v,'g-')
xlabel('Time (s)');
ylabel('Volume (m3)');
subplot(2,2,3)
plot(tim,xco);
xlabel('Time (s)');
ylabel('CO Mole Fraction (right)');
subplot(2,2,4)
plot(tim,xh2);
xlabel('Time (s)');
ylabel('H2 Mole Fraction (left)');
show()
except:
print """matplotlib required.
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net"""
else:
print """To view a plot of these results, run this script with the option -plot"""