The step-by-step codes of the rankine cycle simulator from zero abstraction to the general abstraction are provided in the PyRankine.

We wish that the PyRankine may be a helpful vehicle for you to understand Computational Thinking and improve the programming skills.

The Example Rankine Cycles used in the follow codes are from Michael J. Moran. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics(7th Edition)

• step 0 : Zero Abstraction of The Ideal Rankine Cycle(Example 8.1)

  The simple data types and expression only 
  

• step 1 : Simple Abstraction of The Ideal Rankine Cycle(Example 8.1)

  Structure data types(List,Dict) and functions
  

• step 2 : Basic Object-Orientation Abstraction of The Ideal Rankine Cycle(Example 8.1)

  Object-oriented programming 
  

• step 3 : Basic Object-Orientation Abstraction and Textual Representation of The Ideal Rankine Cycle(Example 8.1)

  Object-oriented Programming 
  
  JSON file of Rankine Cycle Flowsheet
  

  The UML Class Diagram: Association

  

• step 4 : General Abstraction and Textual Representation of Rankine Cycles

  Object-oriented programming, general module; 
  
  JSON file of Rankine Cycle Flowsheet
  

  Example Rankine Cycles

  • Example 8.1: The Ideal Rankine Cycle

  • Example 8.2: Analyzing a Rankine Cycle with Irreversibilities

  • Example 8.5: Regenerative Cycle with Open Feedwater Heater

  The UML Class Diagram: Association

  

• step 5 : The Base Class Abstraction and Textual Representation of Rankine Cycles

  Object-oriented programming, general module, the base class; 
  
  JSON file of Rankine Cycle Flowsheet 
  

  Example Rankine Cycles

  • Example 8.1: The Ideal Rankine Cycle

  • Example 8.2: Analyzing a Rankine Cycle with Irreversibilities

  • Example 8.5: Regenerative Cycle with Open Feedwater Heater

  The UML Class Diagram: Association

  

cd step0/1/2/3/4/5
python rankine.py

IAPWS-IF97 high-speed shared library

• https://github.com/PySEE/SEUIF97

Install with pip

python -m pip install seuif97

Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, Margaret B. Bailey. Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics(7th Edition). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011

Chapter 8 : Vapour Power Systems

• EXAMPLE 8.1: Analyzing an Ideal Rankine Cycle, P438

  • Ideal Rankine Cycle of OOP

• EXAMPLE 8.2: Analyzing a Rankine Cycle with Irreversibilities, P444

• EXAMPLE 8.3: Evaluating Performance of an Ideal Reheat Cycle, P449-451

• EXAMPLE 8.4: Evaluating Performance of a Reheat Cycle with Turbine Irreversibility, P451

• EXAMPLE 8.5: The Regenerative Cycle with Open Feedwater Heater, P456

• EXAMPLE 8.6: The Reheat–Regenerative Cycle with Two Feedwater Heaters, P460-463

Start the notebooks

>startnb.bat

Schematic of Example Rankine Cycles

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