Class WindTurbine

java.lang.Object

neqsim.util.NamedBaseClass

neqsim.process.SimulationBaseClass

neqsim.process.equipment.ProcessEquipmentBaseClass

neqsim.process.equipment.powergeneration.WindTurbine

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Runnable, ProcessEquipmentInterface, SimulationInterface, NamedInterface

public class WindTurbine
extends ProcessEquipmentBaseClass

Simple wind turbine model based on actuator disk theory.

The power produced is given by 0.5 * rho_air * rotorArea * windSpeed^3 * powerCoefficient. Air density is assumed constant.

Author:

esol

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private double	airDensity
private double	power
private double	powerCoefficient
private double	rotorArea
private static final long	serialVersionUID	Serialization version UID.
private double	windSpeed

Fields inherited from class ProcessEquipmentBaseClass

conditionAnalysisMessage, energyStream, hasController, isSolved, properties, report

Fields inherited from class SimulationBaseClass

calcIdentifier, calculateSteadyState, time

Fields inherited from class NamedBaseClass

name

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WindTurbine()	Default constructor.
WindTurbine(String name)	Construct a wind turbine with a given name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getAirDensity()	Get air density used in the model.
double	getPower()	Get calculated power output in W.
double	getPowerCoefficient()	Get power coefficient.
double	getRotorArea()	Get rotor swept area in m^2.
double	getWindSpeed()	Get wind speed in m/s.
void	run(UUID id)	In this method all thermodynamic and unit operations will be calculated in a steady state calculation.
void	setAirDensity(double airDensity)	Set air density used in the model.
void	setPowerCoefficient(double powerCoefficient)	Set power coefficient (aerodynamic efficiency).
void	setRotorArea(double rotorArea)	Set rotor swept area in m^2.
void	setWindSpeed(double windSpeed)	Set wind speed in m/s.

Methods inherited from class ProcessEquipmentBaseClass

copy, displayResult, equals, getConditionAnalysisMessage, getController, getEnergyStream, getEntropyProduction, getExergyChange, getMassBalance, getMassBalance, getMechanicalDesign, getMinimumFlow, getPressure, getPressure, getProperty, getReport_json, getResultTable, getSpecification, getTemperature, getTemperature, getThermoSystem, hashCode, initMechanicalDesign, isActive, isActive, isSetEnergyStream, reportResults, run_step, runConditionAnalysis, setController, setEnergyStream, setEnergyStream, setFlowValveController, setMinimumFlow, setPressure, setRegulatorOutSignal, setSpecification, setTemperature, solved, toJson, toJson

Methods inherited from class SimulationBaseClass

getCalculateSteadyState, getCalculationIdentifier, getTime, increaseTime, isRunInSteps, setCalculateSteadyState, setCalculationIdentifier, setRunInSteps, setTime

Methods inherited from class NamedBaseClass

getName, getTagName, setName, setTagName

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface NamedInterface

getName, getTagName, setName, setTagName

Methods inherited from interface ProcessEquipmentInterface

getCapacityDuty, getCapacityMax, getExergyChange, getFluid, getRestCapacity, needRecalculation, validateSetup

Methods inherited from interface SimulationInterface

getCalculateSteadyState, getCalculationIdentifier, getTime, increaseTime, isRunInSteps, run, run_step, runTransient, runTransient, setCalculateSteadyState, setCalculationIdentifier, setRunInSteps, setTime

Field Details

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

Serialization version UID.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

windSpeed

private double windSpeed

rotorArea

private double rotorArea

powerCoefficient

private double powerCoefficient

airDensity

private double airDensity

power

private double power

Constructor Details

WindTurbine

public WindTurbine()

Default constructor.

WindTurbine

public WindTurbine(String name)

Construct a wind turbine with a given name.

Parameters:

name - name of the unit

Method Details

setWindSpeed

public void setWindSpeed(double windSpeed)

Set wind speed in m/s.

Parameters:

windSpeed - wind speed [m/s]

getWindSpeed

public double getWindSpeed()

Get wind speed in m/s.

Returns:

wind speed [m/s]

setRotorArea

public void setRotorArea(double rotorArea)

Set rotor swept area in m^2.

Parameters:

rotorArea - swept area [m^2]

getRotorArea

public double getRotorArea()

Get rotor swept area in m^2.

Returns:

rotor area [m^2]

setPowerCoefficient

public void setPowerCoefficient(double powerCoefficient)

Set power coefficient (aerodynamic efficiency).

Parameters:

powerCoefficient - power coefficient [-]

getPowerCoefficient

public double getPowerCoefficient()

Get power coefficient.

Returns:

power coefficient [-]

setAirDensity

public void setAirDensity(double airDensity)

Set air density used in the model.

Parameters:

airDensity - air density [kg/m^3]

getAirDensity

public double getAirDensity()

Get air density used in the model.

Returns:

air density [kg/m^3]

getPower

public double getPower()

Get calculated power output in W.

Returns:

power [W]

run

public void run(UUID id)

In this method all thermodynamic and unit operations will be calculated in a steady state calculation.

Parameters:

id - UUID