def valid_panel(n=0, results=[]):
panel = receiver.Panel(tube_k)
for i in range(n):
panel.add_tube(valid_tube(results))
return panel
def make_panel(D, ntube, period, stiff):
panel = receiver.Panel(stiff)
# To save some time
t = make_tube(D, period)
for i in range(ntube):
panel.add_tube(t)
return panel
import sys
sys.path.append('../..')
from srlife import receiver
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Setup the base receiver
period = 24.0 # Loading cycle period, hours
days = 1 # Number of cycles represented in the problem
panel_stiffness = "disconnect" # Panels are disconnected from one another
model = receiver.Receiver(period, days, panel_stiffness)
# Setup each of the two panels
tube_stiffness = "rigid"
panel_0 = receiver.Panel(tube_stiffness)
panel_1 = receiver.Panel(tube_stiffness)
# Basic receiver geometry
r_outer = 12.7 # mm
thickness = 1.0 # mm
height = 5000.0 # mm
# Tube discretization
nr = 12
nt = 20
nz = 10
# Mathematical definition of the tube boundary conditions
# Function used to define daily operating cycle
onoff_base = lambda t: np.sin(np.pi*t/12.0)