RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Propulsors.Turbofan.append_turbofan_conditions

append_turbofan_conditions

append_turbofan_conditions(propulsor, segment, energy_conditions, noise_conditions)

Initializes turbofan operating conditions for a mission segment.

Parameters:

• propulsor (RCAIDE.Library.Components.Propulsors.Turbofan) –

  Turbofan propulsor component with the following attributes:

  • tagstr

    Identifier for the turbofan

  • itemsdict

    Dictionary of subcomponents

• segment (RCAIDE.Framework.Mission.Segments.Segment) –

  Mission segment with the following attributes:

  • stateData

    Segment state

    • ones_rowfunction

      Function to create array of ones with specified length

• energy_conditions (RCAIDE.Framework.Mission.Common.Conditions) – Energy conditions container where turbofan conditions will be stored

• noise_conditions (RCAIDE.Framework.Mission.Common.Conditions) – Noise conditions container where turbofan noise conditions will be stored

Returns:

Results are stored in energy_conditions.propulsors[propulsor.tag] and noise_conditions.propulsors[propulsor.tag]

Return type:

None

Notes

This function initializes the necessary data structures for storing turbofan operating conditions during a mission segment. It creates zero-filled arrays for various performance parameters and recursively calls the append_operating_conditions method for each subcomponent of the turbofan.

The function initializes the following parameters in energy_conditions:

• throttle

• commanded_thrust_vector_angle

• thrust

• power

• moment

• fuel_flow_rate

• inputs and outputs containers

It also creates the following containers in noise_conditions:

• core_nozzle

• fan_nozzle

• fan

Major Assumptions

• All arrays are initialized with zeros

• Each component has an append_operating_conditions method

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Propulsors.Turbofan.compute_turbofan_performance, RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Propulsors.Turbofan.compute_thurst