thermalogic/simrankine

The Rankine Cycle Steady-state Simulator in Python，C++ and Modelica

SimRankine

The SimRankine is the demo steady-state simulator of Rankine cycle in Python, C++ and Modelica

• Python with the sequential-modular approach

• C++ with the sequential-modular approach

• Modelica

Python

Prerequisites：seuif97

python -m pip install seuif97

Run

type python rankineapp.py in the terminal of ./python

python  rankineapp.py

C++

Prerequisites：the seuif97 dynamic library

1. building the dynamic library : https://github.com/thermalogic/RustSEUIF97
2. put the dynamic library in ./cpp/bin

Run

In the terminal of ./cpp

• make

make

• cmake

cmake -B ./build/   
cmake --build ./build/ --config Release

Modelica

Prerequisites：Dymola

The Example Rankine cycles

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

The Jupyter Notebook of Example Rankine Cycles

• Example 8.1: Analyzing an Ideal Rankine Cycle, P438
• Example 8.2: Analyzing a Rankine Cycle with Irreversibilities, P444
• Example 8.3: Evaluating Performance of an Ideal Reheat Cycle, P449
• Example 8.4: Evaluating Performance of a Reheat Cycle with Turbine Irreversibility, P451
• Example 8.5: The Regenerative Cycle with Open Feedwater Heater, P456

Cite as

• Cheng Maohua. (2021). SimRankine: the demo steady-state simulator of Rankine cycle in Python, C++ and Modelica (2.0.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4585581