/// <summary>
/// Cycle the volume pump moving VolumeSetting liters from the input to the output
/// </summary>
public override void Tick()
{
// Bail now if there's nothing to do.
if (InputAtmosphere == null || OutputAtmosphere == null || InputAtmosphere.PressureGassesAndLiquidsInPa < 1 || VolumeSetting == 0)
{
return;
}
// Pull the mixture from the input side.
GasMixture mix = InputAtmosphere.Remove(InputAtmosphere.TotalMoles * VolumeSetting / (VolumeSetting + InputAtmosphere.Volume)) ?? new GasMixture();
float work = 0; // Work done in Joules
float p1 = InputAtmosphere.PressureGassesAndLiquidsInPa; // Initial Pressure
float p2 = OutputAtmosphere.PressureGassesAndLiquidsInPa; // Final Pressure
// If the output has a lower pressure then the input no work needs to be done and the mixture can simply be moved.
if (p1 < p2)
{
float v1 = VolumeSetting; // Inital volume
float v2; // Final volume. Not used but potentially could be if a second stage of compression INTO the Output side gets implemented.
// Compression consumes energy, calculate that here
work = ThermodynamicHelpers.AdiabaticPressureChange(p1, v1, p2, out v2);
}
// Add the consumed energy to the mixture as heat
mix.AddEnergy(work);
// And feed that mixture into the output
OutputAtmosphere.Add(mix);
this.UsedPower = work;
}