RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Thermal_Management.plot_air_cooled_conditions

plot_air_cooled_conditions#

plot_air_cooled_conditions(air_cooled, results, coolant_line, save_figure=False, show_legend=True, save_filename='Air_Cooled_Conditions', file_type='.png', width=11, height=7)[source]#

Creates a multi-panel visualization of air-cooled heat exchanger performance.

Parameters:

air_cooled (Component) –
Air-cooled heat exchanger component containing:
- tagstr
  Unique identifier for the heat exchanger
results (Results) –
RCAIDE results data structure containing:
- segments[i].conditions.frames.inertial.time[:,0]
  Time history for each segment
- segments[i].conditions.energy[coolant_line.tag][air_cooled.tag]
  
  Heat exchanger performance data containing:
  
  effectiveness[:,0]
  Heat exchanger effectiveness
  
  total_heat_removed[:,0]
  Total heat transfer rate
coolant_line (Component) –
Coolant line component containing:
- tagstr
  Unique identifier for the coolant circuit
save_figure (bool, optional) – Flag for saving the figure (default: False)
show_legend (bool, optional) – Flag to display segment legend (default: True)
save_filename (str, optional) – Name of file for saved figure (default: “Air_Cooled_Conditions”)
file_type (str, optional) – File extension for saved figure (default: “.png”)
width (float, optional) – Figure width in inches (default: 11)
height (float, optional) – Figure height in inches (default: 7)

Returns:

fig – Handle to the generated figure

Return type:

matplotlib.figure.Figure

Notes

Creates visualization showing:

Heat exchanger performance metrics
Thermal effectiveness evolution
Heat transfer rate history
Time history for each segment

Definitions

‘Effectiveness’: Ratio of actual to maximum possible heat transfer
‘Heat Transfer Rate’: Rate of thermal energy transfer between fluids
‘Heat Capacity Rate’: Product of mass flow rate and specific heat

plot_air_cooled_conditions#

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