Source code for RCAIDE.Library.Attributes.Gases.Gas
# RCAIDE/Library/Attributes/Gases/Gas.py
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# Created: Mar 2024, M. Clarke
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# Imports
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from RCAIDE.Framework.Core import Data
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# Gas Class
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class Gas(Data):
"""
Base class for all gas implementations in RCAIDE. Provides fundamental gas properties and
composition tracking.
Attributes
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tag : str
Identifier for the gas type ('gas' by default)
molecular_mass : float
Molecular mass of the gas in kg/kmol
gas_specific_constant : float
Specific gas constant in m²/s²-K
composition : Data
Chemical composition container for tracking gas components
- gas : float
Default mass fraction of primary gas component (1.0 by default)
Notes
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This class serves as the parent class for all specific gas implementations.
The default values represent a generic gas and should be overridden by child classes
with specific gas properties.
**Definitions**
'Molecular Mass'
The mass of one mole of the gas molecules in kg/kmol
'Specific Gas Constant'
The individual gas constant for the specific gas, calculated as the universal
gas constant divided by the molecular mass
'Mass Fraction'
The ratio of the mass of a component to the total mass of the gas mixture
"""
def __defaults__(self):
"""This sets the default values.
Assumptions:
None
Source:
None
"""
self.tag ='gas'
self.molecular_mass = 0.0
self.gas_specific_constant = 0.0
self.composition = Data()
self.composition.gas = 1.0
