Unit#

Bases: object

A class containing the string name and dimensions of a unit.

Parameters:

units: str, optional: Name of the unit or string chain of combined units
config: dict, optional: dictionary of unit properties
dimensions: Dimensions, optional: An instance of the Dimensions class.
system: str, optional: Define the unit system for base units of dimension, default is SI.
table: dict, optional: A dictionary of api table keys from the cfg.yaml and exponent values.
copy_from: Unit, optional: A previous instance of Unit.

Examples

>>> from ansys.units import Unit, Quantity
>>> fps = Unit("ft s^-1")
>>> fps.name
'ft s^-1'
>>> fps.dimensions
{'LENGTH': 1.0, 'TIME': -1.0}
>>> speed = Quantity(value=5, units=fps)
>>> speed
Quantity (5.0, "ft s^-1")

Attributes:

name: The unit string.
si_units: The unit string in SI units.
si_scaling_factor: The scaling factor used to convert to SI units.
si_offset: The offset used to convert to SI units.
dimensions: Then units base dimensions.

compatible_units() → set[str]#

Get all units with the same dimensions.

Returns:

set: A set of unit objects.

convert(system: UnitSystem) → Unit#

Convert a unit into the unit system.

Parameters:

systemUnitSystem: Unit system to convert to.

Returns:

Unit: Unit object converted into the unit system.

Examples

>>> ur = UnitRegistry()
>>> speed_si = Unit(units= ur.m / ur.s)
>>> bt = UnitSystem(system="BT")
>>> speed_bt = speed_si.convert(bt)

property dimensions: Dimensions#: Then units base dimensions.

property name: str#: The unit string.

property si_offset: float#: The offset used to convert to SI units.

property si_scaling_factor: float#: The scaling factor used to convert to SI units.

property si_units: str#: The unit string in SI units.

exception ansys.units.unit.ProhibitedTemperatureOperation#

Bases: TypeError

Raised when two absolute temperatures are added.

exception ansys.units.unit.IncorrectUnits(unit1, unit2)#

Bases: ValueError

Raised when the specified units are incorrect.

exception ansys.units.unit.InconsistentDimensions#

Bases: ValueError

Raised when units have inconsistent base dimensions.

exception ansys.units.unit.UnconfiguredUnit(unit)#

Bases: ValueError

Raised when the specified unit is unconfigured.

exception ansys.units.unit.UnknownTableItem(item)#

Bases: ValueError

Raised when a quantity table item is undefined.