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UNITS

Description​

UNITS is a keyword that can be specified for PUMP and COMPRESSOR CHARTS. This is a requirement and must be specified.

For pumps this must be specified in FACILITY_INPUTS, whilst for compressors it must be within MODELS.

Format​

Pumps​

FACILITY_INPUTS:
  - NAME: <pump chart name>
    ...
    UNITS:
        RATE: <rate unit, currently only AM3_PER_HOUR supported>
        HEAD: <polytropic head unit, M, KJ_PER_KG, JOULE_PER_KG supported>
        EFFICIENCY: <Pump efficiency unit FRACTION or PERCENTAGE.>

Compressors​

MODELS:
  - NAME: <name of chart, for reference>
    ...
    UNITS:
      RATE: <rate unit, currently only AM3_PER_HOUR supported>
      HEAD: <polytropic head unit, M, KJ_PER_KG, JOULE_PER_KG supported>
      EFFICIENCY: <polytropic efficiency unit, FRACTION and PERCENTAGE.>
    ....

Example​

Pumps​

FACILITY_INPUTS:
  - NAME: single_speed_pump
    TYPE: PUMP_CHART_SINGLE_SPEED
    ...
    UNITS:
        RATE: AM3_PER_HOUR
        HEAD: M
        EFFICIENCY: PERCENTAGE

Compressors​

MODELS:
  - NAME: predefined_variable_speed_compressor_chart
    TYPE: COMPRESSOR_CHART
    CHART_TYPE: VARIABLE_SPEED
    UNITS:
      RATE: AM3_PER_HOUR
      HEAD: M
      EFFICIENCY: FRACTION
    ...