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"""
This module contains a zero-order representation of a cooling tower unit.
"""
from pyomo.environ import units as pyunits, Var
from idaes.core import declare_process_block_class
from watertap.core import build_sido, constant_intensity, ZeroOrderBaseData
# Some more information about this module
__author__ = "Chenyu Wang"
[docs]@declare_process_block_class("CoolingTowerZO")
class CoolingTowerZOData(ZeroOrderBaseData):
"""
Zero-Order model for a cooling tower unit operation.
"""
CONFIG = ZeroOrderBaseData.CONFIG()
[docs] def build(self):
super().build()
self._tech_type = "cooling_tower"
build_sido(self)
constant_intensity(self)
self.cycles = Var(units=pyunits.dimensionless, doc="Cycles of concentration")
self.blowdown = Var(
self.flowsheet().time,
units=pyunits.m**3 / pyunits.hour,
doc="Flowrate of blowdown",
)
self._fixed_perf_vars.append(self.cycles)
@self.Constraint(self.flowsheet().time, doc="Blowdown constraint")
def blowdown_constraint(b, t):
q_in = pyunits.convert(
b.properties_in[t].flow_vol, to_units=pyunits.m**3 / pyunits.hour
)
return b.blowdown[t] == pyunits.convert(
q_in * b.cycles, to_units=pyunits.m**3 / pyunits.hour
)
self._perf_var_dict["Cycles"] = self.cycles
self._perf_var_dict["Blowdown flowrate (m^3/hr)"] = self.blowdown