utopia.objects.particulate_classes

Classes

`Particulates`	Class Particulates generates particulate objects, especifically microplastic particle objects. The class defines a particle object by its composition, shape and dimensions
`ParticulatesBF`	This is a class to create ParticulatesBIOFILM objects
`ParticulatesSPM`	This is a class to create ParticulatesSPM objects

Module Contents

class utopia.objects.particulate_classes.Particulates(Pname, Pform, Pcomposition, Pdensity_kg_m3, Pshape, PdimensionX_um, PdimensionY_um, PdimensionZ_um, t_half_d=5000, Pnumber_t0=None)[source]

Class Particulates generates particulate objects, especifically microplastic particle objects. The class defines a particle object by its composition, shape and dimensions

Pname

Pform

Pcomposition

Pdensity_kg_m3

Pshape

PdimensionX_um

PdimensionY_um

PdimensionZ_um

PdimensionX_m

PdimensionY_m

PdimensionZ_m

Pnumber_t0 = None

diameter_m

diameter_um

Pemiss_t_y = 0

t_half_d = 5000

__repr__()[source]

calc_volume()[source]: Particle volume calculation. Different formulas for different particle shapes, currently defined for spheres, fibres, cylinders, pellets and irregular fragments

calc_numConc(concMass_mg_L, concNum_part_L)[source]

assign_compartment(comp)[source]

class utopia.objects.particulate_classes.ParticulatesBF(parentMP, spm)[source]

Bases: Particulates

This is a class to create ParticulatesBIOFILM objects

species = 'particulate'

Pname

Pcomposition

Pform = 'biofMP'

parentMP

BF_density_kg_m3

BF_thickness_um

radius_m

diameter_m

diameter_um

t_half_d = 25000

Pshape

Pdensity_kg_m3

PdimensionX_m = 0.0

PdimensionY_m = 0.0

PdimensionZ_m = 0.0

class utopia.objects.particulate_classes.ParticulatesSPM(parentSPM, parentMP)[source]

Bases: Particulates

This is a class to create ParticulatesSPM objects

species = 'particulate'

Pname

Pcomposition

parentMP

parentSPM

Pdensity_kg_m3

radius_m

diameter_m

diameter_um

Pshape

PdimensionX_m = 0.0

PdimensionY_m = 0.0

PdimensionZ_m = 0.0

calc_volume_heter(parentMP, parentSPM)[source]