CoolProp¶

CoolProp is a thermophysical property database and can be used for fluid dynamic computations.The bundle packages the following software:

Software	Version
Python	3.10
jupyter	1.0.0
pandas	1.5.3
numpy	1.23.5
matplotlib	3.7.1
spyder	5.4.3
scipy	1.9.3
cython	0.29.34
plotly	5.14.1
seaborn	0.12.2
coolprop	6.4.3
pyfluids	2.3.2

UFS HPC Usage Example¶

The following command, executed in the terminal, will be enough to load the bundle:

1	`module load coolprop`

The Spyder ide, Jupyter-notebook, and Python and IPython can be run as shown as below:

spyder
jupyter-notebook
ipython
python

The coolprop_shell commmand can be used to access a shell in the coolprop bundle.

1	`coolprop_shell`

The coolprop_test commmand can be used to verify that the coolprop bundle is working correctly.

1	`coolprop_test`

The coolprop_benchmark commmand can be used to compare the coolprop bundle's between different systems.

1	`coolprop_benchmark`

Cloning the coolprop environment¶

If additional packages are required then the coolprop environment can be cloned to your home. Run the coolprop_shell command and run the following commands in the coolprop shell:

conda create --name coolprop++ --clone coolprop
conda activate coolprop++
conda install -q -c coolprop-forge pyarrow

The name coolprop++ can be changed to your needs and pyarrow can be adjusted to your needs. The new environment can be accessed as follows:

ERN_OVERRIDE_CONDA_ENV="coolprop++" ipython

Finally, creating the clone can be scripted using a HERE-DOC in Bash

coolprop_shell <<SCRIPT
. /ern/bin/activate
conda create --name coolprop++ --clone coolprop
conda activate coolprop++
conda install -q -c coolprop-forge pyarrow
SCRIPT

The environment can be removed as shown below:

coolprop_shell <<SCRIPT
. /ern/bin/activate
conda-env remove -n coolprop++
SCRIPT

Performance Notes¶

No performance notes available

Recommended resources per session¶

No recommended resources available

Benchmarks¶

No benchmarks available.

UFS HPC Community Guides and Tutorials¶

No community guides available.

Official site and documentation¶

Licensing Information¶

CoolProp is licensed under the MIT license

Primary citation¶

External Guides and Resources¶

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