rfluids

🦀 Rusty CoolProp wrapper.

Supported platforms

• Linux x86-64
• macOS AArch64
• macOS x86-64
• Windows AArch64
• Windows x86-64

MSRV

rfluids requires rustc 1.85.0 or later.

How to install

Run the following command in your project directory:

cargo add rfluids

🎁 It comes with native CoolProp dynamic libraries for supported platforms. The library required for your platform will be automatically copied to the target directory during build.

Examples

Specific heat [J/kg/K] of saturated water vapor at 1 atm:

use approx::assert_relative_eq;
use rfluids::prelude::*;

let mut water_vapor = Fluid::from(Pure::Water).in_state(
    FluidInput::pressure(101_325.0),
    FluidInput::quality(1.0),
)?;
assert_relative_eq!(
    water_vapor.specific_heat()?,
    2_079.937_085_633_241,
    max_relative = 1e-6
);

Dynamic viscosity [Pa·s] of propylene glycol aqueous solution with 60 % mass fraction at 100 kPa and -20 °C:

use approx::assert_relative_eq;
use rfluids::prelude::*;

let mut propylene_glycol = Fluid::from(
    BinaryMixKind::MPG.with_fraction(0.6)?,
).in_state(
    FluidInput::pressure(100e3),
    FluidInput::temperature(253.15),
)?;
assert_relative_eq!(
    propylene_glycol.dynamic_viscosity()?,
    0.139_073_910_539_388_78,
    max_relative = 1e-6
);

Density [kg/m³] of ethanol aqueous solution (with ethanol 40 % mass fraction) at 200 kPa and 4 °C:

use approx::assert_relative_eq;
use rfluids::prelude::*;
use std::collections::HashMap;

let mut mix = Fluid::try_from(
    CustomMix::mass_based(HashMap::from([
        (Pure::Water, 0.6),
        (Pure::Ethanol, 0.4),
    ]))?
)?.in_state(
    FluidInput::pressure(200e3),
    FluidInput::temperature(277.15),
)?;
assert_relative_eq!(
    mix.density()?,
    883.392_277_162_775_9,
    max_relative = 1e-6
);

Wet-bulb temperature [K] of humid air at 300 m above sea level, 30 °C and 50 % relative humidity:

use approx::assert_relative_eq;
use rfluids::prelude::*;

let mut humid_air = HumidAir::new().in_state(
    HumidAirInput::altitude(300.0)?,
    HumidAirInput::temperature(303.15),
    HumidAirInput::rel_humidity(0.5),
)?;
assert_relative_eq!(
    humid_air.wet_bulb_temperature()?,
    295.067_569_033_474_57,
    max_relative = 1e-6
);

Fluid and HumidAir implement the PartialEq trait. Equality is checked by the thermodynamic state:

use rfluids::prelude::*;

let mut humid_air = HumidAir::new().in_state(
    HumidAirInput::altitude(0.0)?,
    HumidAirInput::temperature(293.15),
    HumidAirInput::rel_humidity(0.5),
)?;
let mut another_humid_air = HumidAir::new().in_state(
    HumidAirInput::pressure(101_325.0),
    HumidAirInput::temperature(293.15),
    HumidAirInput::rel_humidity(0.5),
)?;
assert_eq!(humid_air, another_humid_air);

another_humid_air.update(
    HumidAirInput::pressure(101_325.0),
    HumidAirInput::temperature(303.15),
    HumidAirInput::rel_humidity(0.5),
)?;
assert_ne!(humid_air, another_humid_air);

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