This class implements the interface to compute the properties of a "standard" catalyst support. More...

#include <catalyst_support_base.h>

Inheritance diagram for FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase:

Collaboration diagram for FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase:

Public Member Functions
Information and accessors
virtual double	get_electrical_conductivity () const
	Obtain the electrical conductivity [`S/cm`].

virtual double	get_thermal_conductivity () const
	Obtain the thermal conductivity [`W/(cm-K` )].

virtual double	get_density () const
	Obtain the density [`gm/cm^3`].

Public Member Functions inherited from FuelCellShop::Material::BaseMaterial
void	set_derivative_flags (const std::vector< VariableNames > &flags)
	Set the variables for which you would like to compute the derivatives.

const std::string &	name_material ()
	Return the name of the layer.

virtual void	print_material_properties () const
	This function prints out the material properties.

Static Public Member Functions
Instance Delivery (Public functions)
static void	declare_CatalystSupport_parameters (ParameterHandler &param)
	Function used to declare all the data necessary in the parameter files for all CatalystSupportBase children.

static void	set_CatalystSupport_parameters (const std::vector< std::string > &name_dvar, const std::vector< double > &value_dvar, ParameterHandler &param)

static boost::shared_ptr < FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase >	create_CatalystSupport (ParameterHandler &param, std::string support_name)
	Function called in create_CatalystLayer and used to select the appropriate CatalystSupportBase children that will be used in the layer.

Protected Types
Instance Delivery (Types)
typedef std::map< std::string, FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase * >	_mapFactory
	This object is used to store all objects of type CatalystSupportBase.

Protected Member Functions
Constructors, destructor, and parameter initalization
	CatalystSupportBase ()
	Constructor.

	CatalystSupportBase (std::string name)
	Constructor The constructor initialize parameters using the default values.

	~CatalystSupportBase ()
	Destructor.

virtual void	declare_parameters (ParameterHandler &param) const
	Declare parameters for a parameter file.

virtual void	set_parameters (const std::vector< std::string > &name_dvar, const std::vector< double > &value_dvar, ParameterHandler &param)
	Member function used to change the values in the parameter file for a given list of parameters.

virtual void	initialize (ParameterHandler &param)
	Initialize parameters.

Instance Delivery (Private functions)
virtual boost::shared_ptr < FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase >	create_replica ()
	This member function is used to create an object of type CatalystSupportBase.

Protected Member Functions inherited from FuelCellShop::Material::BaseMaterial
	BaseMaterial ()
	Constructor.

	BaseMaterial (const std::string &name)
	Constructor.

virtual	~BaseMaterial ()
	Destructor.

Static Protected Member Functions
Instance Delivery (Private and static)
static _mapFactory *	get_mapFactory ()

Protected Attributes
Internal variables
double	electrical_conductivity
	Electrical conductivity [`S/cm`] of catalyst support extrapolated to 100% solid phase.

double	thermal_conductivity
	Thermal conductivity [`W/(cm-K` )] of catalyst support extrapolated to 100% solid phase.

double	density
	Density of catalyst support [`gm/cm^3`].

Protected Attributes inherited from FuelCellShop::Material::BaseMaterial
const std::string	name
	Name of the layer.

std::vector< VariableNames >	derivative_flags
	Flags for derivatives: These flags are used to request derivatives.

Detailed Description

This class implements the interface to compute the properties of a "standard" catalyst support.

Note that there are many types of catalyst supports such as carbon black, carbon nanotubes and 3M organic nano-wiskers. This class serves a common interface for each one of these types. Children should be implemented for each type with appropriate propertes. The properties of each catalyst support materials are implemented in the children classes. This class is used to return physical properties such as density, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity. This class is normally not required to be used inside the application. Instead, it's used inside the catalyst layer classes to access these above-mentioned physical properties.

Usage Details:

Three accessors methods are available, viz., get_density, get_electrical_conductivity, get_thermal_conductivity, which return double values corresponding to density [gm/cm^3], electrical conductivity [S/cm] and thermal conductivity [W/(cm-K )] respectively, of the catalyst support material.

Author: M. Secanell, 2011-13; Madhur Bhaiya, 2013

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef std::map< std::string, FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase* > FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::_mapFactory

protected

This object is used to store all objects of type CatalystSupportBase.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::CatalystSupportBase ( )

inlineprotected

Constructor.

FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::CatalystSupportBase ( std::string name )

inlineprotected

Constructor The constructor initialize parameters using the default values.

This is so that if I do not want to call declare_parameters and initialize, I can still use the routine with the hard coded values.

High Priority Todo:: What are we going to do with the Carbon, Nafion, Platinum, etc. classes? i.e. puresolids

FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::~CatalystSupportBase ( )

inlineprotected

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

static boost::shared_ptr<FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase > FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::create_CatalystSupport	(	ParameterHandler &	param,
		std::string	support_name
	)

inlinestatic

Function called in create_CatalystLayer and used to select the appropriate CatalystSupportBase children that will be used in the layer.

The name of the CatalystSupportBase children object to be used is provided in support_name.

The name of the CatalystSupportBase children object is provided in the ParameterHandler in the CatalystLayer subsection as follows:

subsection Catalyst Layer Properties <- This name is the name of the catalyst layer subsection where the kinetics are taking place.
(...)
  set Catalyst support type = CarbonBlack
(...)
end

current options are [ CarbonBlack ]

References get_mapFactory().

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virtual boost::shared_ptr<FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase > FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::create_replica ( )

inlineprotectedvirtual

This member function is used to create an object of type CatalystSupportBase.

Warning: This class MUST be redeclared in every child.

Reimplemented in FuelCellShop::Material::CarbonBlack.

static void FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::declare_CatalystSupport_parameters ( ParameterHandler & param )

inlinestatic

Function used to declare all the data necessary in the parameter files for all CatalystSupportBase children.

References get_mapFactory().

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virtual void FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::declare_parameters ( ParameterHandler & param ) const

inlineprotectedvirtual

Declare parameters for a parameter file.

Warning: This is a PureFunction and it does not declare anything, so please do not call this function in the children.

Deprecated:

Reimplemented from FuelCellShop::Material::BaseMaterial.

Reimplemented in FuelCellShop::Material::CarbonBlack.

virtual double FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::get_density ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Obtain the density [gm/cm^3].

Note: This is an abstract virtual function. Please look at the child classes for its reimplementations (if any).

Reimplemented in FuelCellShop::Material::CarbonBlack.

virtual double FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::get_electrical_conductivity ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Obtain the electrical conductivity [S/cm].

Note: This is an abstract virtual function. Please look at the child classes for its reimplementations (if any).

Reimplemented in FuelCellShop::Material::CarbonBlack.

static _mapFactory* FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::get_mapFactory ( )

inlinestaticprotected

Referenced by create_CatalystSupport(), declare_CatalystSupport_parameters(), and set_CatalystSupport_parameters().

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virtual double FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::get_thermal_conductivity ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Obtain the thermal conductivity [W/(cm-K )].

Note: This is an abstract virtual function. Please look at the child classes for its reimplementations (if any).

Reimplemented in FuelCellShop::Material::CarbonBlack.

virtual void FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::initialize ( ParameterHandler & param )

inlineprotectedvirtual

Initialize parameters.

Warning: This is a PureFunction and it does not declare anything, so please do not call this function in the children.

Reimplemented from FuelCellShop::Material::BaseMaterial.

Reimplemented in FuelCellShop::Material::CarbonBlack.

static void FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::set_CatalystSupport_parameters	(	const std::vector< std::string > &	name_dvar,
		const std::vector< double > &	value_dvar,
		ParameterHandler &	param
	)

inlinestatic

References get_mapFactory().

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virtual void FuelCellShop::Material::CatalystSupportBase::set_parameters	(	const std::vector< std::string > &	name_dvar,
		const std::vector< double > &	value_dvar,
		ParameterHandler &	param
	)

inlineprotectedvirtual

Member function used to change the values in the parameter file for a given list of parameters.

name_dvar should ideally contain the string as it would appear in the input file, i.e. "Thickness of the agglomerate radius"
value_dvar contains the value that the variable should be set at
param is the ParameterHandler that contains all the information that has been read from file