saltproc.process module

class saltproc.process.Process(*initial_data, **kwargs)

Bases: object

Class describes process which must be applied to Materialflow to change burnable material composition.

__init__(*initial_data, **kwargs)

Initializes the Process object.

Parameters

• mass_flowrate (float) – mass flow rate of the material flow (g/s)

• capacity (float) – maximum mass flow rate of the material flow which current process can handle (g/s)

• volume (float) – total volume of the current facility (\(cm^3\))

• efficiency (dict of str to float) –

  key

  element name for removal (not isotope)

  value

  removal efficency for the isotope (weight fraction)

• optional_parameter (float) – user can define any castom parameter in the input file describing processes and use it in efficiency function

calc_rem_efficiency(el_name)

Based on data from json file with Processes description calculate value (float) of the removal efficiency. If it was str describing efficiecny as a function (eps(x,m,t,P,L)) then calculating value. If it constant (float in processes.json) then just keep it as is.

Parameters

el_name (str) – Name of target element to be removed.

Returns

efficiency – Extraction efficiency for el_name element.

Return type

float

check_mass_conservation()

Checking that Process.outflow + Process.waste_stream is equal Process.inflow and the total mass is being conserved. Returns True if the mass conserved or False if its mismatched.

rem_elements(inflow)

Updates Materialflow object inflow after removal target isotopes with specific efficiency in single component of fuel reprocessing system and returns waste stream Materialflow object.

Parameters

inflow (Materialflow obj) – Target material stream to remove poisons from.

Returns

Waste stream from the reprocessing system component.

Return type

Materialflow object