armi.materials.magnesium module

Magnesium.

class armi.materials.magnesium.Magnesium[source]

Bases: armi.materials.material.Fluid

name = 'Magnesium'

String identifying the material

propertyValidTemperature = {'density': ((923, 1390), 'K')}

Dictionary of valid temperatures over which the property models are valid in the format ‘Property Name’: ((Temperature_Lower_Limit, Temperature_Upper_Limit), Temperature_Units)

setDefaultMassFracs()[source]
pseudoDensity(Tk=None, Tc=None)[source]

Returns mass density of magnesium in g/cm3.

The Liquid Temperature Range, Density and Constants of Magnesium. P.J. McGonigal. Temple University 1961.

Notes

For Fluids, ARMI defines this 2D pseudodensity is the same as the usual 3D physical density.