Interface PumpInterface

All Superinterfaces:

NamedInterface, ProcessEquipmentInterface, Runnable, Serializable, SimulationInterface, TwoPortInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

ESPPump, Pump

public interface PumpInterface
extends ProcessEquipmentInterface, TwoPortInterface

PumpInterface interface.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

esol

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	getEnergy()	getEnergy.
double	getMinimumFlow()	Get minimum flow rate.
double	getNPSHAvailable()	Calculate the Net Positive Suction Head Available.
double	getNPSHRequired()	Get the required Net Positive Suction Head.
double	getPower()	getPower.
boolean	isCavitating()	Check if pump is at risk of cavitation.
void	setCheckNPSH(boolean checkNPSH)	Enable or disable NPSH checking.
void	setMinimumFlow(double minimumFlow)	Set minimum flow rate.
void	setPumpChartType(String type)	setPumpChartType.

Methods inherited from interface NamedInterface

getName, getTagName, setName, setTagName

Methods inherited from interface ProcessEquipmentInterface

displayResult, equals, getCapacityDuty, getCapacityMax, getConditionAnalysisMessage, getController, getEntropyProduction, getExergyChange, getExergyChange, getFluid, getMassBalance, getMassBalance, getMechanicalDesign, getPressure, getPressure, getReport_json, getRestCapacity, getResultTable, getSpecification, getTemperature, getTemperature, getThermoSystem, hashCode, initMechanicalDesign, needRecalculation, reportResults, runConditionAnalysis, setController, setPressure, setRegulatorOutSignal, setSpecification, setTemperature, toJson, toJson, validateSetup

Methods inherited from interface SimulationInterface

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

Methods inherited from interface TwoPortInterface

getInletPressure, getInletStream, getInletTemperature, getInStream, getOutletPressure, getOutletStream, getOutletTemperature, getOutStream, setInletPressure, setInletStream, setInletTemperature, setOutletPressure, setOutletStream, setOutletTemperature

Method Details

getEnergy

double getEnergy()

getEnergy.

Returns:

a double

getPower

double getPower()

getPower.

Returns:

a double

setPumpChartType

void setPumpChartType(String type)

setPumpChartType.

Parameters:

type - a String object

getNPSHAvailable

double getNPSHAvailable()

Calculate the Net Positive Suction Head Available.

Returns:

NPSHa in meters

getNPSHRequired

double getNPSHRequired()

Get the required Net Positive Suction Head.

Returns:

NPSHr in meters

isCavitating

boolean isCavitating()

Check if pump is at risk of cavitation.

Returns:

true if cavitation risk exists

setCheckNPSH

void setCheckNPSH(boolean checkNPSH)

Enable or disable NPSH checking.

Parameters:

checkNPSH - true to enable NPSH checking

getMinimumFlow

double getMinimumFlow()

Get minimum flow rate.

Returns:

minimum flow in kg/sec

setMinimumFlow

void setMinimumFlow(double minimumFlow)

Set minimum flow rate.

Parameters:

minimumFlow - minimum flow in kg/sec