armi.testing.singleBlocks module

Importable testing utilities for block-related machinery.

This is a very limited set of ARMI block testing tools, meant to be importable as part of the ARMI API. The goal is to provide a small set of high quality block-related tools to help downstream ARMI developers write tests.

Notes

This will not be a catch-all for random unit test functions. Be very sparing here.

armi.testing.singleBlocks.buildSimpleFuelHexBlockNegativeArea()[source]

Return a simple block containing fuel, clad, duct, and coolant.

The block has a negative-area gap between fuel and cladding for testing.

armi.testing.singleBlocks.buildLinkedFuelHexBlockNegativeArea()[source]

Return a simple block containing fuel, clad, duct, and coolant.

The block has a negative-area bond between fuel and cladding for testing.

armi.testing.singleBlocks.buildSimpleFuelHexBlock()[source]: Return a simple hex block containing fuel, clad, duct, and coolant.

armi.testing.singleBlocks.buildLinkedFuelHexBlock()[source]: Return a simple hex block containing containing fuel, clad, duct, linked bond, and coolant.

armi.testing.singleBlocks.buildComplexHexBlock(cold=True, depletable=False) → HexBlock[source]

Build an annular hex block representing a more realistic SFR fuel pin structure, including an anulus and voids/gaps between fuel, liner, and cladding. Use for evaluating unit tests.

Parameters:

cold (bool) – Whether or not the block is cold.
depeletable (bool) – Whether or not the block is depletable.

Returns:

block – Annular hex block.

Return type:

armi.reactor.blocks.HexBlock

armi.testing.singleBlocks.applyDummyData(block)[source]: Add some dummy data to a block for physics-like tests.