Abstract

The recently added reactor network visualization (see #180) does a great job visualizing reactor networks, but omits blocks representing flow devices (Valve, MassFlowController, etc) and walls (Wall). Having those connectors visualized would ensure a better understanding of a network setup. As an aside, the "Gas Splitter" and "Gas Mixer" blocks in the CHEMKIN example shown in #180 may be a loose equivalent.

Edit: Based on feedback, I am amending this feature request to simply display names of walls and flow devices along the edges.

Motivation

Describe the need for the proposed change:

• What problem is it trying to solve? ... improve a recent Cantera enhancement
• Who is affected by the change? ... anyone interested in the new ReactorNet.draw() method
• Why is this a good solution? ... adds important information that is currently missing

Possible Solutions

Add additional blocks representing flow devices to the implementation introduced by @Naikless in Cantera/cantera#1624.

References

• Visualize reactor networks using graphviz #180
• Reactor net visualization cantera#1624