Source code for RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Sources.Fuel_Tanks.append_fuel_tank_conditions
# RCAIDE/Methods/Powertrain/Sources/Fuel_Tanks/append_fuel_tank_conditions.py
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# Created: Jul 2023, M. Clarke
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# IMPORT
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# RCAIDE imports
from RCAIDE.Framework.Mission.Common import Conditions
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def append_fuel_tank_conditions(fuel_tank, segment, fuel_line):
"""
Appends initial conditions for fuel tank component during later mission analysis.
Parameters
----------
fuel_tank : FuelTank
The fuel tank component for which conditions are being initialized.
segment : Segment
The mission segment in which the fuel tank is operating.
fuel_line : FuelLine
The fuel line connected to the fuel tank.
Returns
-------
None
Notes
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This function initializes the conditions for a fuel tank component at the start
of a mission segment. It creates a Conditions object for the fuel tank within
the segment's energy conditions dictionary, indexed by the fuel line tag and tank tag.
The function initializes arrays for:
- Mass flow rate [kg/s]
- Mass [kg]
These arrays are initialized with ones of the same length as the segment's state vector,
which will be updated during mission analysis based on the fuel tank's performance
and fuel consumption.
See Also
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RCAIDE.Library.Components.Powertrain.Sources.Fuel_Tanks
RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Sources.Cryogenic_Tanks.append_cryogenic_tank_conditions
"""
ones_row = segment.state.ones_row
segment.state.conditions.energy[fuel_line.tag][fuel_tank.tag] = Conditions()
segment.state.conditions.energy[fuel_line.tag][fuel_tank.tag].mass_flow_rate = ones_row(1)
segment.state.conditions.energy[fuel_line.tag][fuel_tank.tag].mass = ones_row(1)
return
