dangunter
commented
2 years ago Here is a better version:
{'blocks': {'fs': {'variables': {},
'blocks': {'costing': {'variables': {'utilization_factor': {'value': {'value': 0.85},
'display_name': 'utilization_factor',
'description': 'Plant capacity utilization [%]',
'units': '',
'readonly': False},
'TIC': {'value': {'value': 2.0},
'display_name': 'TIC',
'description': 'Total Installed Cost (TIC)',
'units': '',
'readonly': False},
'maintenance_costs_percent_FCI': {'value': {'value': 0.03},
'display_name': 'maintenance_costs_percent_FCI',
'description': 'Maintenance and contingency costs as % FCI',
'units': '1/a',
'readonly': False}},
'blocks': {},
'meta': {'parameters': {}},
'display_name': 'maintenance_costs_percent_FCI',
'description': 'Costing block for METAB model',
'category': 'costing'},
'metab_methane': {'variables': {'volume': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'volume',
'description': 'Reactor volume',
'units': 'm**3',
'readonly': False},
'hydraulic_retention_time': {'value': {'value': 15.0},
'display_name': 'hydraulic_retention_time',
'description': 'Hydraulic residence time',
'units': 'hr',
'readonly': False},
'electricity': {'value': {'index': [[0.0]], 'value': [1.0]},
'display_name': 'electricity',
'description': 'Electricity demand of unit',
'units': 'kW',
'readonly': False},
'heat': {'value': {'index': [[0.0]], 'value': [1.0]},
'display_name': 'heat',
'description': 'Thermal demand of unit',
'units': 'kW',
'readonly': False},
'energy_electric_mixer_vol': {'value': {'value': 0.049875},
'display_name': 'energy_electric_mixer_vol',
'description': 'Electricity intensity of mixer with respect to reactor volume',
'units': 'kW/m**3',
'readonly': False},
'energy_electric_vacuum_flow_vol_byproduct': {'value': {'value': 1.53},
'display_name': 'energy_electric_vacuum_flow_vol_byproduct',
'description': 'Electricity intensity of vacuum pump with respect to product gas flow',
'units': 'hr*kW/kg',
'readonly': False},
'energy_thermal_flow_vol_inlet': {'value': {'value': 0.0},
'display_name': 'energy_thermal_flow_vol_inlet',
'description': 'Thermal energy intensity of reactor with respect to inlet volumetric flowrate',
'units': 'kJ/m**3',
'readonly': False}},
'blocks': {},
'meta': {'parameters': {}},
'display_name': 'energy_thermal_flow_vol_inlet',
'description': 'Zero-Order model for a METAB bioreactor',
'category': ''},
'metab_hydrogen': {'variables': {'volume': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'volume',
'description': 'Reactor volume',
'units': 'm**3',
'readonly': False},
'hydraulic_retention_time': {'value': {'value': 6.0},
'display_name': 'hydraulic_retention_time',
'description': 'Hydraulic residence time',
'units': 'hr',
'readonly': False},
'electricity': {'value': {'index': [[0.0]], 'value': [1.0]},
'display_name': 'electricity',
'description': 'Electricity demand of unit',
'units': 'kW',
'readonly': False},
'heat': {'value': {'index': [[0.0]], 'value': [1.0]},
'display_name': 'heat',
'description': 'Thermal demand of unit',
'units': 'kW',
'readonly': False},
'energy_electric_mixer_vol': {'value': {'value': 0.049875},
'display_name': 'energy_electric_mixer_vol',
'description': 'Electricity intensity of mixer with respect to reactor volume',
'units': 'kW/m**3',
'readonly': False},
'energy_electric_vacuum_flow_vol_byproduct': {'value': {'value': 9.19},
'display_name': 'energy_electric_vacuum_flow_vol_byproduct',
'description': 'Electricity intensity of vacuum pump with respect to product gas flow',
'units': 'hr*kW/kg',
'readonly': False},
'energy_thermal_flow_vol_inlet': {'value': {'value': 7875.0},
'display_name': 'energy_thermal_flow_vol_inlet',
'description': 'Thermal energy intensity of reactor with respect to inlet volumetric flowrate',
'units': 'kJ/m**3',
'readonly': False}},
'blocks': {'costing': {'variables': {'DCC_bead': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'DCC_bead',
'description': 'Direct capital cost of beads',
'units': 'USD_2020',
'readonly': False},
'DCC_reactor': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'DCC_reactor',
'description': 'Direct capital cost of reactor',
'units': 'USD_2020',
'readonly': False},
'DCC_mixer': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'DCC_mixer',
'description': 'Direct capital cost of mixer',
'units': 'USD_2020',
'readonly': False},
'DCC_vacuum': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'DCC_vacuum',
'description': 'Direct capital cost of vacuum pump',
'units': 'USD_2020',
'readonly': False},
'DCC_membrane': {'value': {'value': 1.0},
'display_name': 'DCC_membrane',
'description': 'Direct capital cost of membrane',
'units': 'USD_2020',
'readonly': False}},
'blocks': {},
'meta': {'parameters': {}},
'display_name': 'DCC_membrane',
'description': 'none',
'category': 'costing'}},
'meta': {'parameters': {}},
'display_name': 'energy_thermal_flow_vol_inlet',
'description': 'Zero-Order model for a METAB bioreactor',
'category': ''},
'feed': {'variables': {'flow_vol': {'value': {'index': [[0.0]],
'value': [0.0003286]},
'display_name': 'flow_vol',
'description': 'Volumetric flowrate in feed',
'units': 'm**3/s',
'readonly': False},
'conc_mass_comp': {'value': {'index': [[0.0, 'cod'],
[0.0, 'hydrogen'],
[0.0, 'methane']],
'value': [6.76, 3.0432136335974136e-05, 3.0432136335967197e-05]},
'display_name': 'conc_mass_comp',
'description': 'Component mass concentrations',
'units': 'kg/m**3',
'readonly': False}},
'blocks': {},
'meta': {'parameters': {}},
'display_name': 'conc_mass_comp',
'description': 'Zero-Order feed block',
'category': ''}},
'meta': {'parameters': {}},
'display_name': 'METAB treatment train',
'description': 'Modular Encapsulated Two-stage Anaerobic Biological model',
'category': 'default'}},
'meta': {'parameters': {}}}
yonglbl
Below is an example (currently the only example) of the JSON that will be returned for the flowsheet variables. I think the display names and descriptions should actually be filled in, so I need to do a bit of debugging to figure out what is going on here. But anyways this gives the structure