import numpy as np import scipy as sci import matplotlib #matplotlib.use('Agg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from matplotlib import rc from scipy.interpolate import interp1d from scipy.optimize import brentq #from pylab import figure, plot, xlabel, grid, hold, legend, title, savefig from pylab import * import FluidProperties as fp import CorrelationFunctions as cf import FlatPlateCollectorFunctions as FPCfns print "Water:" print "Thermal conductivity is ", fp.waterprops(300.0)[0] print "Dynamic viscosity is ", fp.waterprops(300.0)[3] print "Density is ", fp.waterprops(300.0)[1] print "Kinematic viscosity is ", fp.waterprops(300.0)[4] print "Thermal diffusivity is ", fp.waterprops(300.0)[5] print "Air: " print "Thermal conductivity is ", fp.airprops(300.0)[0] print "Dynamic viscosity is ", fp.airprops(300.0)[3] print "Density is ", fp.airprops(300.0)[1] print "Kinematic viscosity is ", fp.airprops(300.0)[4] print "Thermal diffusivity is ", fp.airprops(300.0)[5] print "\n" #Problem 1: Find loss from plate given following data AbsPlateL1 = 1.9
while ((np.abs((Qin1-Qout1)/(0.5*(Qin1+Qout1)))>tol) or (np.abs((Qin2-Qout2)/(0.5*(Qin2+Qout2)))>tol) or (np.abs((Qinp-Qoutp)/(0.5*(Qinp+Qoutp)))>tol)): count+=1 #Calculate h-conv due to wind hwind = cf.HTCTopCover(WindSpeed) #Calculate sky temperature tsky = AmbAirTemperature - 6 #Calculate mean temperatures for calculating h-conv between 1. plate and tc1, and 2. tc1 and tc2 Mean1 = (AbsPlateMeanTemp+tc1)/2 Mean2 = (tc2+tc1)/2 #Calculate air properties for both interfaces (between 1. plate and tc1, and 2. tc1 and tc2) airproperties1 = fp.airprops(Mean1+273) airproperties2 = fp.airprops(Mean2+273) #Calculate AirCTE for both interfaces (between 1. plate and tc1, and 2. tc1 and tc2) AirCTE1 = 1.0/(Mean1+273) AirCTE2 = 1.0/(Mean2+273) #Calculate Rayleigh Numbers for both interfaces (between 1. plate and tc1, and 2. tc1 and tc2) Ra1 = cf.RayleighNum(9.8, AirCTE1, np.abs(AbsPlateMeanTemp-Mean1),\ AbsCovGlassL,airproperties1[4],airproperties1[5]) Ra2 = cf.RayleighNum(9.8, AirCTE2, np.abs(tc1-Mean2),\ AbsCovGlassL,airproperties2[4],airproperties2[5]) #Calculate effective Rayleigh Numbers for both interfaces (between 1. plate and tc1, and 2. tc1 and tc2) EffRa1 = cf.EffectiveRayleighNum(Ra1, CollectorTilt) EffRa2 = cf.EffectiveRayleighNum(Ra2, CollectorTilt)