Entropyk/crates/cli

Entropyk CLI

Command-line interface for batch thermodynamic simulations.

Installation

cargo build --release -p entropyk-cli

Usage

# Single simulation
./target/release/entropyk-cli run config.json -o result.json

# Batch processing
./target/release/entropyk-cli batch ./scenarios/ --parallel 4

# Validate configuration
./target/release/entropyk-cli validate config.json

# Help
./target/release/entropyk-cli --help

Configuration Format

Complete Chiller Example (R410A + Water)

{
  "name": "Chiller eau glacée R410A",
  "fluid": "R410A",
  
  "circuits": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "components": [
        {
          "type": "Compressor",
          "name": "comp",
          "fluid": "R410A",
          "speed_rpm": 2900,
          "displacement_m3": 0.000030,
          "efficiency": 0.85,
          "m1": 0.85, "m2": 2.5,
          "m3": 500, "m4": 1500, "m5": -2.5, "m6": 1.8
        },
        {
          "type": "HeatExchanger",
          "name": "condenser",
          "ua": 5000,
          "hot_fluid": "R410A",
          "hot_t_inlet_c": 45,
          "hot_pressure_bar": 24,
          "hot_mass_flow_kg_s": 0.05,
          "cold_fluid": "Water",
          "cold_t_inlet_c": 30,
          "cold_pressure_bar": 1,
          "cold_mass_flow_kg_s": 0.4
        },
        {
          "type": "ExpansionValve",
          "name": "exv",
          "fluid": "R410A",
          "opening": 1.0
        },
        {
          "type": "Evaporator",
          "name": "evaporator",
          "ua": 6000,
          "t_sat_k": 275.15,
          "superheat_k": 5
        }
      ],
      "edges": [
        { "from": "comp:outlet", "to": "condenser:inlet" },
        { "from": "condenser:outlet", "to": "exv:inlet" },
        { "from": "exv:outlet", "to": "evaporator:inlet" },
        { "from": "evaporator:outlet", "to": "comp:inlet" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "components": [
        { "type": "Pump", "name": "pump" },
        { "type": "Placeholder", "name": "load", "n_equations": 0 }
      ],
      "edges": [
        { "from": "pump:outlet", "to": "load:inlet" },
        { "from": "load:outlet", "to": "pump:inlet" }
      ]
    }
  ],
  
  "thermal_couplings": [
    {
      "hot_circuit": 0,
      "cold_circuit": 1,
      "ua": 6000,
      "efficiency": 0.95
    }
  ],
  
  "solver": {
    "strategy": "fallback",
    "max_iterations": 100,
    "tolerance": 1e-6
  }
}

Component Types

Type	Required Parameters	Optional Parameters
Compressor	fluid, speed_rpm, displacement_m3	efficiency, m1-m10 (AHRI 540)
HeatExchanger	ua, hot_fluid, cold_fluid, hot_t_inlet_c, cold_t_inlet_c	hot_pressure_bar, cold_pressure_bar, hot_mass_flow_kg_s, cold_mass_flow_kg_s
Condenser	ua	t_sat_k
CondenserCoil	ua	t_sat_k
Evaporator	ua	t_sat_k, superheat_k
EvaporatorCoil	ua	t_sat_k, superheat_k
ExpansionValve	fluid	opening
Pump	-	name
Placeholder	name	n_equations

Thermal Couplings

Thermal couplings define heat transfer between circuits:

{
  "hot_circuit": 0,
  "cold_circuit": 1,
  "ua": 5000,
  "efficiency": 0.95
}

• hot_circuit: Circuit ID providing heat
• cold_circuit: Circuit ID receiving heat
• ua: Thermal conductance (W/K)
• efficiency: Heat exchanger efficiency (0.0-1.0)

Solver Strategies

Strategy	Description
newton	Newton-Raphson solver
picard	Sequential substitution (Picard iteration)
fallback	Picard → Newton fallback (recommended)

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	Simulation error
2	Configuration error
3	I/O error

Examples

See crates/cli/examples/ for complete configuration examples:

• chiller_r410a_full.json - Water chiller with R410A
• heat_pump_r410a.json - Air-to-water heat pump
• simple_cycle.json - Simple heat exchanger cycle