RCAIDE.Library.Components.Powertrain.Converters.Compressor

Compressor#

class Compressor(*args, **kwarg)[source]#

Bases: Converter

A compressor component model for gas turbine engines.

tag#

Identifier for the compressor. Default is ‘Compressor’.

Type:

str

polytropic_efficiency#

Efficiency of the compression process accounting for losses. Default is 1.0.

Type:

float

pressure_ratio#

Ratio of outlet to inlet total pressure. Default is 1.0.

Type:

float

Notes

The Compressor class models the compression process in gas turbine engines. It calculates the work required to increase the pressure of the working fluid while accounting for losses through the polytropic efficiency.

Definitions

‘Polytropic Efficiency’

A measure of compression efficiency that accounts for the continuous nature of the compression process and real gas effects

‘Pressure Ratio’

Ratio of exit to inlet total pressure, a key parameter determining the compressor’s performance and work input required

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Converters.Compressor

append_operating_conditions(segment, energy_conditions, noise_conditions=None)[source]#