/// <summary>
/// Transfers heat between two physics objects
/// </summary>
/// <param name="other">Other physics object</param>
/// <param name="thermalConductivity">kW/K</param>
/// <param name="dt">delta time</param>
public void TransferHeat(ThermalPhysicsSlim other, float thermalConductivity,
float dt = MyEngineConstants.UPDATE_STEP_SIZE_IN_SECONDS)
{
// T1' = k1*(T2 - T1)
// T2' = k2*(T1 - T2)
// T1 = e ^ ((k1 + k2) * t)
// T2 = (-k2 / k1) * e ^ ((k1 + k2) * t)
var k1 = -thermalConductivity / _heatCapacity;
var k2 = -thermalConductivity / other._heatCapacity;
var exp = (float)Math.Exp((k1 + k2) * dt);
var ct = Temperature;
var ot = other.Temperature;
// BC:
// T1(0) = _currentTemperature
// T2(0) = other._currentTemperature
// c1 = T1(infty) = T2(infty) = total energy / total heat capacity
var c1 = ((ct * _heatCapacity) + (ot * other._heatCapacity)) / (_heatCapacity + other._heatCapacity);
Temperature = c1 + (Temperature - c1) * exp;
other.Temperature = c1 + (ot - c1) * exp;
}
public ThermalPhysicsComponent()
{
Physics = new ThermalPhysicsSlim(MaterialPropertyDatabase.IronMaterial, 1, PhysicalConstants.TemperatureSpace);
Physics.NeedsUpdateChanged += (old, @new) => NeedsUpdate = @new;
}
