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+ | These are a bit too model specific for the general glossary. Please relocate if needed: | ||
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+ | **D2O** - Heavy water | ||
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+ | **EU** - Enriched Uranium | ||
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+ | **ftef** - coal, heavyOil, lightOil, diesel, petroleumCoke, naturalGas, biomass | ||
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+ | **maximum number of iterations (in elec gen node)** - This is the maximum number of iteration that the simulator will be allowed to run to estimate how much capacity must be put in place to deliver the final demand for electricity as well as any electricity required to produce heavy water, enriched uranium and for the sequestration fof CO2. | ||
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+ | **RPP** - stands for refined petroleum products - esentially diesel, light and heavy fuel oil. | ||
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+ | **rppft** - LPG, stillGas, motorGasoline, keroseneAndStoveOil, diesel_fuel_oil, light_fuel_oil,heavy_fuel_oil, petroleum_coke, aviation_gasoline, aviation_turbo_fuel | ||
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====== Glossary ====== | ====== Glossary ====== | ||
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- | **D2O** - Heavy water | + | **Database model** - a model (or //framework//) which runs over an observed historical period, usually with the purpose of assembling an internally-consistent historical database. Its conceptual purpose can be the same of a //calibrator// framework except that a database model is not linked to a counterpart //simulator// framework. |
**Dependency Structure** - represents the flows of information among the calculators of a framework and takes the form of an acyclic graph. The computational sequence of calculators may be inferred from the dependency structure. | **Dependency Structure** - represents the flows of information among the calculators of a framework and takes the form of an acyclic graph. The computational sequence of calculators may be inferred from the dependency structure. | ||
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**Equivalence Rules** - are the mappings of the output variables of a calculator onto the input variables of other calculators as well as the equivalence of input variables into two or more calculators. The dependency structure is deduced from the equivalence rules. | **Equivalence Rules** - are the mappings of the output variables of a calculator onto the input variables of other calculators as well as the equivalence of input variables into two or more calculators. The dependency structure is deduced from the equivalence rules. | ||
- | **EU** - Enriched Uranium | ||
**Exogenous (variable)** - Data is not calculated within the model, instead is provided by the user/controller. See Also: Control Variable | **Exogenous (variable)** - Data is not calculated within the model, instead is provided by the user/controller. See Also: Control Variable | ||
**Extensive (variable)** - property of a system that does depend on the system size or the amount of material in the system. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensive_and_extensive_properties]] | **Extensive (variable)** - property of a system that does depend on the system size or the amount of material in the system. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensive_and_extensive_properties]] | ||
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===== F ===== | ===== F ===== | ||
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**Framework Variable** - A variable used in more than one calculator (i.e. across the framework). In model diagrams these variables are identifiable by their yellow connectivity tags. | **Framework Variable** - A variable used in more than one calculator (i.e. across the framework). In model diagrams these variables are identifiable by their yellow connectivity tags. | ||
- | **ftef** - coal, heavyOil, lightOil, diesel, petroleumCoke, naturalGas, biomass | ||
===== H ===== | ===== H ===== | ||
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===== L ===== | ===== L ===== | ||
- | **LF** - Load Factor | ||
- | **LF for elec prod capacity** - The load factor is the ratio of the amount of electricity produced by a technology class in a year to the amount of electricity that could be potentially produced if the capacity of the technology class were run for every day of the year 24 hours per day. It is unitless and is a measure of how much electricity demand was dispatched (or assigned) to that technology class in a year. Dispatch in an actual grid of electricity production capacity is done on a minute by minute basis. | + | **Load Factor (LF) for electricity production capacity** - The load factor is the ratio of the amount of electricity produced by a technology class in a year to the amount of electricity that could be potentially produced if the capacity of the technology class were run for every day of the year 24 hours per day. It is unitless and is a measure of how much electricity demand was dispatched (or assigned) to that technology class in a year. Dispatch in an actual grid of electricity production capacity is done on a minute by minute basis. |
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**Markovian** - A markovian process is one whose next period state depends only on its state in the last time period | **Markovian** - A markovian process is one whose next period state depends only on its state in the last time period | ||
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- | **maximum number of iterations (in elec gen node)** - This is the maximum number of iteration that the simulator will be allowed to run to estimate how much capacity must be put in place to deliver the final demand for electricity as well as any electricity required to produce heavy water, enriched uranium and for the sequestration fof CO2. | ||
**Model** is a representation of a system | **Model** is a representation of a system | ||
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**Over-determined** - System property FIXME - Rob | **Over-determined** - System property FIXME - Rob | ||
- | **Output** Variable is a variable whose contents is calculated in a procedure or calculator. | + | **Output (variable)** - a variable whose contents is calculated in a procedure, as opposed to an input variable whose content is set by the user (potentially via a //view//). |
===== P ===== | ===== P ===== | ||
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===== R ===== | ===== R ===== | ||
- | **RPP** - stands for refined petroleum products - esentially diesel, light and heavy fuel oil. | ||
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- | **rppft** - LPG, stillGas, motorGasoline, keroseneAndStoveOil, diesel_fuel_oil, light_fuel_oil,heavy_fuel_oil, petroleum_coke, aviation_gasoline, aviation_turbo_fuel | ||
===== S ===== | ===== S ===== |