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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <gsl/gsl_vector.h>
+#include <gsl/gsl_multiroots.h>
+
+#define CP_DFM CP_AIR /* specific heat of dry mixture at constant pressure at 273K [kJ/(kg*K)] --- CP_DFM=CP_AIR assumes no fuel */
+#define CP_AIR 1.006 /* specific heat of dry air at constant pressure at 273K [kJ/(kg*K)] */
+#define CP_VAP 1.805 /* specific heat of water vapor at constant pressure at 273K [kJ/(kg*K)] */
+
+#define L_W 2501.0 /* enthalpy of vaporisation of water at T=273K [kJ/kg] */
+
+#define A_W (M_W/M_AIR)
+#define M_W 18.0153 /* molar mass of water [g/mol] */
+#define M_AIR 28.9645 /* molar mass of air [g/mol] */
+
+#define ABS_ERR_BOUND 1e-7 /* absolute error bound for root solver */
+#define MAXITER 1000 /* maximum iterations for root solver */
+
+#define T_AMBIENT 298.0 /* ambient temperature [K] */
+
+struct theta_wb_params {
+ double h1;
+ double p2;
+};
+
+double mixture_specific_enthalpy(double t, double w);
+double wet_bulb_temp(double h1, double p2);
+double eq_vapor_pressure(double t);
+int theta_wb(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f);
+double eq_specific_water_content(double p, double t);
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+ double t1 = 170.0 + 273.15; /* K */
+ double w1 = 0.0; /* dry air */
+ double h1 = mixture_specific_enthalpy(t1, w1);
+ double p2 = 2e5; /* Pa */
+ printf("t1 = %f *C\n", t1-273.15);
+ printf("p2 = %f\n", p2);
+ double t_wb = wet_bulb_temp(h1, p2);
+ printf("h1: %f\nwet bulb temp: %f *C\n", h1, t_wb-273.15);
+ double w_eq = eq_specific_water_content(p2, t_wb);
+ printf("w_eq = %f\n", w_eq);
+}
+
+/* specific enthalpy of mixture h [kJ/kg] at temperature t [K] and specific water content w */
+double
+mixture_specific_enthalpy(double t, double w) {
+ return (CP_DFM + w*CP_VAP)*t + w*L_W;
+}
+
+double
+wet_bulb_temp(double h1, double p2) {
+ struct theta_wb_params params = {h1, p2};
+ gsl_multiroot_function f = {&theta_wb, 1, &params};
+
+ double x_init = T_AMBIENT;
+ gsl_vector *x = gsl_vector_alloc(1);
+ gsl_vector_set(x, 0, x_init);
+
+ const gsl_multiroot_fsolver_type *t = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_dnewton;
+ gsl_multiroot_fsolver *s = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_alloc(t, 1);
+ gsl_multiroot_fsolver_set(s, &f, x);
+
+ int status;
+ size_t iter = 0;
+ do {
+ iter++;
+ status = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_iterate(s);
+ if (status) {
+ break;
+ }
+ status = gsl_multiroot_test_residual(s->f, ABS_ERR_BOUND);
+ } while (status == GSL_CONTINUE && iter < MAXITER);
+
+ double res = gsl_vector_get(s->x, 0);
+ gsl_multiroot_fsolver_free(s);
+ gsl_vector_free(x);
+ return res;
+}
+
+int
+theta_wb(const gsl_vector *x, void *params, gsl_vector *f) {
+ double h1 = ((struct theta_wb_params *) params)->h1;
+ double p2 = ((struct theta_wb_params *) params)->p2;
+ double t = gsl_vector_get(x, 0);
+
+ double w_eq = eq_specific_water_content(p2, t);
+
+ double y = CP_DFM*t + w_eq*(CP_VAP*t + L_W) - h1;
+
+ gsl_vector_set(f, 0, y);
+
+ return GSL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* equilibrium specific water content at temperature t [K] and pressure p [Pa] */
+double
+eq_specific_water_content(double p, double t) {
+ double p_eq = eq_vapor_pressure(t);
+ return A_W * p_eq/(p - p_eq);
+}
+
+/* equilibrium vapor pressure [Pa] at temperature t [K] according to Wexler 1976 */
+double
+eq_vapor_pressure(double t) {
+ return 1.0
+ / exp(2.9912729e3 / pow(t, 2))
+ / exp(6.0170128e3 / t)
+ * exp(1.887643845e1)
+ / exp(2.8354721e-2 * t)
+ * exp(1.7838301e-5 * pow(t, 2))
+ / exp(8.4150417e-10 * pow(t, 3))
+ * exp(4.4412543e-13 * pow(t, 4))
+ * exp(2.858487 * log(t));
+}
+