StateJunction Block

The IDAES StateJunction block represents a pass-through unit or simple pipe with no holdup. The primary use for this unit is in conceptual design applications for linking Arcs to/from different process alternatives.

Degrees of Freedom

StateJunctions have no degrees of freedom.

Model Structure

A StateJunction consists of a single StateBlock with two Ports (inlet and outlet), where the state variables in the state block are simultaneously connected to both Ports.

Additional Constraints

StateJunctions write no additional constraints beyond those in the StateBlock.

Variables

StateJunctions have no additional variables.

StateJunction Class

class idaes.unit_models.statejunction.StateJunction(*args, **kwargs)
Parameters:
  • rule (function) – A rule function or None. Default rule calls build().
  • concrete (bool) – If True, make this a toplevel model. Default - False.
  • ctype (str) – Pyomo ctype of the block. Default - “Block”
  • default (dict) –

    Default ProcessBlockData config

    Keys
    dynamic
    Indicates whether this unit will be dynamic or not, default = False.
    has_holdup
    Indicates whether holdup terms should be constructed or not. default - False. StateJunctions do not have defined volume, thus this must be False.
    property_package
    Property parameter object used to define property state block, default - useDefault. Valid values: { useDefault - use default package from parent model or flowsheet, PhysicalParameterObject - a PhysicalParameterBlock object.}
    property_package_args
    A ConfigBlock with arguments to be passed to a property block(s) and used when constructing these, default - None. Valid values: { see property package for documentation.}
  • initialize (dict) – ProcessBlockData config for individual elements. Keys are BlockData indexes and values are dictionaries described under the “default” argument above.
  • idx_map (function) – Function to take the index of a BlockData element and return the index in the initialize dict from which to read arguments. This can be provided to overide the default behavior of matching the BlockData index exactly to the index in initialize.
Returns:

(StateJunction) New instance

StateJunctionData Class

class idaes.unit_models.statejunction.StateJunctionData(component)[source]

Standard StateJunction Unit Model Class

build()[source]

Begin building model. :param None:

Returns:None
initialize(state_args={}, outlvl=0, solver='ipopt', optarg={'tol': 1e-06})[source]

This method initializes the StateJunction block by calling the initialize method on the property block.

Keyword Arguments:
 
  • state_args – a dict of arguments to be passed to the property package(s) to provide an initial state for initialization (see documentation of the specific property package) (default = {}).
  • outlvl

    sets output level of initialisation routine

    • 0 = no output (default)
    • 1 = return solver state for each step in routine
    • 2 = return solver state for each step in subroutines
    • 3 = include solver output infomation (tee=True)
  • optarg – solver options dictionary object (default={‘tol’: 1e-6})
  • solver – str indicating which solver to use during initialization (default = ‘ipopt’)
Returns:

None