cvmartin
9/28/2017 - 10:27 AM

Get power flow

It returns a data frame with the power flow of a fluid, giving its temperature in, temperature out, and flow. Not that the caloric capacity of the water is expressed in kWh / m3

get_power_flow.R
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get_energy_flow <- function(df, t_in, t_out, flow, power_flow, cc_water = 1.161) {
  relevant_variables <- c(t_in, t_out, flow)
  df2 <- df %>% 
    filter(name %in% relevant_variables) %>% 
    spread(name, value)
  
  df2[power_flow] <- (df2[t_in] - df2[t_out]) * df2[flow] * cc_water
  
  df3 <- df2[,c("datetime", power_flow)]
  
  return(df3)
}