chama.simulation module

The simulation module contains methods to run Gaussian air dispersion models. Chama can also integrate simulations from third party software for additional sensor placement applications.

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Grid(x, y, z)	Defines the receptor grid.
Source(x, y, z, rate)	Defines the source location and leak rate.
GaussianPlume(grid, source, atm[, gravity, ...])	Defines the Gaussian plume model.
GaussianPuff([grid, source, atm, tpuff, ...])	Defines the Gaussian puff model.

class chama.simulation.Grid(x, y, z)

Bases: object

Defines the receptor grid.

Parameters:

• x (numpy array) – x values in the grid (m)

• y (numpy array) – y values in the grid (m)

• z (numpy array) – z values in the grid (m)

class chama.simulation.Source(x, y, z, rate)

Bases: object

Defines the source location and leak rate.

Parameters:

• x (float) – x location of the source (m)

• y (float) – y location of the source (m)

• z (float) – z location of the source (m)

• rate (float) – source leak rate (kg/s)

class chama.simulation.GaussianPlume(grid, source, atm, gravity=9.81, density_eff=0.769, density_air=1.225)

Bases: object

Defines the Gaussian plume model.

Parameters:

• grid (chama Grid) – Grid points at which concentrations should be calculated

• source (chama Source) – Source location and leak rate

• atm (pandas DataFrame) – Atmospheric conditions for the simulation. Columns include ‘Wind Direction’, ‘Wind Speed’, and ‘Stability Class’ indexed by the time that changes occur.

• gravity (float) – Gravity (m2/s), default = 9.81 m2/s

• density_eff (float) – Effective density of the leaked species (kg/m3), default = 0.769 kg/m3

• density_eff – Effective density of air (kg/m3), default = 1.225 kg/m3

run()

Computes the concentrations of a Gaussian plume.

class chama.simulation.GaussianPuff(grid=None, source=None, atm=None, tpuff=1, tend=None, tstep=10, gravity=9.81, density_eff=0.769, density_air=1.225)

Bases: object

Defines the Gaussian puff model.

Parameters:

• grid (chama Grid) – Grid points at which concentrations should be calculated

• source (chama Source) – Source location and leak rate

• atm (pandas DataFrame) – Atmospheric conditions for the simulation. Columns include ‘Wind Direction’,’Wind Speed’, and ‘Stability Class’ indexed by the time that changes occur.

• tpuff (float) – Time between puffs (s)

• tend (float) – Total time to run the simulation (s). Must be divisible by tpuff

• tstep (float) – Time step for reporting concentration information (s)

• gravity (float) – Gravity (m2/s), default = 9.81 m2/s

• density_eff (float) – Effective density of the leaked species (kg/m3), default = 0.769 kg/m3

• density_air (float) – Effective density of air (kg/m3), default = 1.225 kg/m3

run(grid, tstep)

Computes the concentrations of a Gaussian puff model.

Parameters:

• grid (chama Grid) – Grid points at which concentrations should be calculated

• tstep (float) – Time step for reporting concentration information (s)