sat_enthalpy: Saturated Enthalpy (H)

In USGS-R/ie2misc: Irucka Embry's Miscellaneous USGS Functions

Description

sat_enthalpy and sat_enthalpy2 solve for the saturated enthalpy (H) given an elevation in feet and a range of temperature values (degrees F).

Usage

sat_enthalpy(file = tk_choose.files(default = "", caption =
  "Select file to open", multi = FALSE, filters =
  matrix(c("Comma-separated value file", ".csv", "MS Excel spreadsheet",
  ".xlsx", "MS Excel 97-2003 spreadsheet", ".xls"), 6, 2, byrow = TRUE)),
  sheet = 1, overwrite = TRUE, output = c("console", "csv", "xlsx"))

sat_enthalpy2(file = NULL, sheet = 1, elevation = NULL, tbegin = NULL,
  tend = NULL, tincrement = NULL, overwrite = TRUE,
  output = c("console", "csv", "xlsx"))

Arguments

file	Input file (.xls, .xlsx, or .csv)
sheet	Sheet number or sheet name for the input file (default is sheet 1)
overwrite	If TRUE, overwrite any existing spreadsheet.
output	The output format of the resulting data.table (console, .csv, or .xlsx)
elevation	numeric vector that contains the location elevation in feet
tbegin	numeric vector that contains the beginning temperature in degrees F
tend	numeric vector that contains the ending temperature in degrees F
tincrement	numeric vector that contains the temperature increment in degrees F

Details

The sat_enthalpy function provides a file dialog for the user to choose the selected file.

The sat_enthalpy2 function either allows the user to provide the elevation and temperature values without a file or allows the user to provide a file without using a file dialog.

H is expressed as

H = ≤ft(0.24 \times T\right) + ≤ft[W \times ≤ft(1061 + 0.444 \times T\right)\right]

H

enthalpy (Btu/lb)

T

dry-bulb temperature (degrees F)

W

specific humidity (lbwater / lbdry air)

where W or SH (Specific Humidity) is expressed as

W = ≤ft(0.622 \times E\right)/≤ft(Mb - ≤ft(0.378 \times E\right)\right)

W

W or SH – Specific Humidity (kg/kg)

E

Vapor pressure in saturated air at this temperature (millibars)

Mb

Pressure (millibars)

Value

data.table with the output parameters displayed on the console or as a spreadsheet

Author(s)

Irucka Embry [R version], Timothy H. Diehl [Microsoft Excel(R) spreadsheet]

Source

1. r - Better error message for stopifnot? - Stack Overflow answered by Andrie on Dec 1 2011. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8343509/better-error-message-for-stopifnot.

2. How to check file extensions in R - Stack Overflow answered by lebatsnok on May 17 2014. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23713284/how-to-check-file-extensions-in-r.

3. inside-R: TclInterface tcltk. See http://www.inside-r.org/r-doc/tcltk/.Tcl.

4. James Wettenhall & Philippe Grosjean, File Open/Save dialogs in R tcltk, December 01, 2015. See http://www.sciviews.org/recipes/tcltk/TclTk-file-open-save-dialogs/.

5. multiple output filenames in R - Stack Overflow asked and edited by Gabelins on Feb 1 2013. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14651594/multiple-output-filenames-in-r.

6. r - Regex return file name, remove path and file extension - Stack Overflow answered and edited by Ananda Mahto on Feb 25 20134. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15073753/regex-return-file-name-remove-path-and-file-extension/15073919.

References

1. "Andrew Revering's List of Meteorological Formulas", http://www.aprweather.com/pages/calc.htm.

2. Functional Testing and Design Guides, Functional Testing Guide: from the Fundamentals to the Field, "Sidebar 3: How to Calculate Enthalpy", http://www.ftguide.org/ftg/IntegratedOperation/IOC-Sidebars-1-3/IOC-SB3-How-To-Calculate-Enthalpy.htm.

Examples

## Not run: 
library(ie2misc)
# Example to check the input file format

# Copy and paste the following code into the R console if you
# wish to see the input file format.
library(openxlsx)
openXL(system.file("extdata", "Saturated_Enthalpy_Example_Input.xlsx",
package = "ie2misc"))
  # opens the workbook using the default spreadsheet application



# Examples to show different use cases

sat_enthalpy(output = "csv")
# The sheet number is 1 (default) and the output is csv


sat_enthalpy2(system.file("extdata", "Saturated_Enthalpy_Example_Input.xlsx"
, package = "ie2misc"), output = "xlsx")
# The sheet number is 1 (default) and the output is xlsx


sat_enthalpy2(system.file("extdata", "Saturated_Enthalpy_Example_Input.csv",
package = "ie2misc"), output = "console")
# The sheet number is 1 (default) and the output is the console


sat_enthalpy2(elevation = 1200, tbegin = 32, tend = 180,
tincrement = 0.01, output = "csv")
# elevation = 1200 feet, tbegin = 32 degrees F, tend = 180 degrees F,
# tincrement = 0.01 degrees F

## End(Not run)

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