pvpumpingsystem.pipenetwork.PipeNetwork¶

class pvpumpingsystem.pipenetwork.PipeNetwork(h_stat, l_tot, diam, roughness=0, material=None, fittings=None, optimism=None)¶

Class representing a simple hydraulic network.

h_stat¶

static head [m]

Type:	float,

l_tot¶

total length of pipes (not necessarily horizontal) [m]

Type:	float,

diam¶

fixed pipe diameter for all the network (propose to correct with fluids.piping.nearest_pipe()? ) [m]

Type:	float,

roughness¶

roughness of pipes [m]

Type:	float, default is 0

material¶

If given and roughness == 0, the roughness will be changed to the one of the material if the material is found in a database of roughnesses.

Type:	str, default is None

fittings¶

dictionnary of fittings, with angles as keys and number as values (check in fluids module how to define it)

Type:	dict, NOT IMPLEMENTED YET. default is None

optimism¶

For values of roughness coming from material, a minimum, maximum, and average value is normally given; if True, returns the minimum roughness; if False, the maximum roughness; if None, the average roughness.

Type:	boolean, default is None

__init__(h_stat, l_tot, diam, roughness=0, material=None, fittings=None, optimism=None)¶: Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

Methods

`__init__`(h_stat, l_tot, diam[, roughness, …])	Initialize self.
`dynamichead`(Qlpm[, T, verbose])	Calculates the dynamic head of the pipe network according to the flow given Q, and using the Darcy-Weisbach equation.