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Subpackages¶
hyperloop.Python package¶
Subpackages¶
hyperloop.Python.mission package¶
hyperloop.Python.pod package¶
hyperloop.Python.tools package¶
hyperloop.Python.tube package¶
Current calculation to determine total number of vacuum pumps needed and their respective cost per year. The National average for Electricity runs $.13 cents per kilowatt hour.
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hyperloop.Python.tube.tube_vacuum.Vacuum[source]¶ Bases:
openmdao.core.component.ComponentParams: pressure_initial : float
initial Pressure before the pump down . Default value is 760.2.
pressure_final : float
Desired pressure within tube. Default value is 7.0.
speed : float
Pumping speed. Default value is 163333.3.
tube_area : float
Area of the tube. Default value is 5.0.
tube_length : float
Length of the tube. Default value is 5000.0.
pwr : float
Motor rating. Default value is 18.5.
electricity_price : float
Cost of electricity per kilowatt hour. Default value is 0.13.
time_down : float
Desired pump down time. Default value is 300.0.
gamma : float
Operational percentage of the pump per day. Default value is 0.8.
pump_weight : float
Weight of one pump. Default value is 715.0.
Returns: number_pumps : float
Number of pumps. Default value is 1.0.
cost_annual : float
Total cost of pumps. The cost of purchasing the pumps and running them per year in USD.
weight_tot: float
Total weight of the pumps throughout the track in kg.
pwr_tot: float
Total power of the pumps in kW.
energy_tot: float
Total energy consumed by the pumps in one day in kJ.
References
[1] Laughlin, Robert B., Prof. “Energy Information Administration - Electricity Price.” EIA. Stanford University, 30 Dec. 2008. Web. 24 June 2016. <http://large.stanford.edu/publications/power/references/voltprice/> Umrath, Walter, Dr. Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology. N.p.: Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, n.d. Print.