Template:PGM Class Example - calculate the Agitator Power required in a Vessel

The user wants to calculate the required agitator power in a number of vessels in a project. This functionality will be used in a number of different projects, and hence the file with the class will be stored on the network where it can be accessed by a number of users and projects.

A formula that may be used to calculate the agitator power for turbulent flow is:

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathbf{\mathit{P = P_o\;N^3\;D^5\;Density}} }[/math]

where:

P - Agitation Power;

P_o - the dimensionless power number, which is a function of impeller geometry;

N - agitator rotational speed;

D - Diameter of the impeller;

Density - Density of the material in the vessel.

The class is saved in a file called AgitatorPower.pgm and is saved on the network at n:\Users\SysCAD Common Files\

The Class file is as follows:

The main pgm file may have the following structure:

Class Class_AgitatorPower Textbreak ClassGridColumnWidth 12 ClassGridMaxColumns 5 TextLabel "Inputs" String UnitName{Tag}* real Po*<<1>> real N<<0.3>>{i, comment("Rotation per second")} real D<<1>>{i, ("L", "m"), comment("ImpellerDiameter")} TextLabel "Results" string DensityTag@@{ Tag} real Density@("Rho", "kg/m^3") real Power@("Pwr", "kW") Sub Init() UnitName = ClassTag() DensityTag = Concatenate(UnitName, ".QProd.SLRho (kg/m^3)") EndSub Sub Exec() Density = [DensityTag] Power = Po * N^3 * D^5 * Density EndSub EndClass The class instance name is assumed to be the same as the SysCAD unit tag. This is done inside the Sub Init().

PageLabel "Agitators" >>n:\Users\SysCAD Common Files\AgitatorPower.pgm Textbreak ;Define class instances in grid format by adding "#" Class_AgitatorPower # Cementation, NiCo_Precip, Ni_Diss_1 Sub InitialiseSolution() ForEachClass(Class_AgitatorPower, Init()) EndSub ForEachClass(Class_AgitatorPower, Exec()) $ ; --- end of file ---

And the access window of the controller will show the following fields:

Notes:

1. The user may follow the same rules for individual functions that may be useful in a number of pgms or in separate projects.