# common.R # General-purpose functions # Taha Ahmed, Jan 2011 # CONTENTS # >>>> ConvertRefPot # >>>> Celsius2Kelvin # >>>> Kelvin2Celsius # >>>> as.radians # >>>> as.degrees # >>>> molarity2mass ################################################## ################# ConvertRefPot ################## ################################################## ConvertRefPot <- function(argpotential, argrefscale, valuerefscale) { # Converts from some reference potential scale into another # SHE: standard hydrogen electrode scale # Ag/AgCl: silver silver-chloride electrode scale # SCE: standard calomel scale # ##### Add more reference electrodes here >> refpotatSHEzero <- c( 0, -0.21, -0.24, 3) refrownames <- c( "SHE", "Ag/AgCl", "SCE", "Li/Li+") refcolnames <- c("SHE0", "AgCl0", "SCE0", "Li0") ##### Add more reference electrodes here << # SHE0 <- data.frame(matrix(refpotatSHEzero, ncol=length(refpotatSHEzero), byrow=T)) refpotmtx <- matrix(NA, length(SHE0), length(SHE0)) refpotmtx[,1] <- matrix(as.matrix(SHE0), ncol=1, byrow=T) for (c in 2:length(SHE0)) { # loop over columns (except the first) for (r in 1:length(SHE0)) { # loop over rows refpotmtx[r, c] <- refpotmtx[r, 1] - refpotmtx[c, 1] } } refpotdf <- as.data.frame(refpotmtx) names(refpotdf) <- refcolnames row.names(refpotdf) <- refrownames ## So far we have made a matrix of all the possible combinations, ## given the vector refpotatSHEzero. The matrix is not strictly necessary, ## but it may prove useful later. It does. # # Match argrefscale to the refrownames argmatch <- match(argrefscale, refrownames, nomatch = 0) # Match valuerefscale to the refrownames valuematch <- match(valuerefscale, refrownames, nomatch = 0) # We simply assume that the match was well-behaved valuepotential <- argpotential + refpotdf[valuematch, argmatch] # Check that arg and value electrodes are within bounds for a match if (argmatch == 0 || valuematch == 0) { # No match # Perform suitable action message("Arg out of bounds in call to ConvertRefPot") valuepotential <- NA } return(valuepotential) } ################################################## ############### Celsius2Kelvin ################### ################################################## Celsius2Kelvin <- function(Celsius) { # Converts temperature from Celsius to Kelvin # # Check and correct for values below -273.15 if (Celsius < -273.15) { # If Celsis is less than absolute zero, set it to absolute zero Celsius <- -273.15 } Kelvin <- Celsius + 273.15 return(Kelvin) } ################################################## ############### Kelvin2Celsius ################### ################################################## Kelvin2Celsius <- function(Kelvin) { # Converts temperature from Kelvin to Celsius # # Check and correct for negative values if (Kelvin < 0) { # If Kelvin is less than zero, set it to zero Kelvin <- 0 } Celsius <- Kelvin - 273.15 return(Celsius) } ################################################## ################# as.radians ##################### ################################################## as.radians <- function(degrees) { # Converts from degrees to radians radians <- degrees * (pi / 180) return(radians) } ################################################## ################# as.degrees ##################### ################################################## as.degrees <- function(radians) { # Converts from radians to degrees degrees <- radians * (180 / pi) return(degrees) } ################################################## ############### molarity2mass #################### ################################################## molarity2mass <- function(formulamass, volume, molarity) { # Calculates the required mass of # the substance to be dissolved. # ARGS: formulamass - formula mass of the substance (in gram per mole) # volume - volume of the final solution (in liters) # molarity - molarity (in moles per liter) # VALUE: mass of substance (in grams) # mass <- formulamass * volume * molarity # Unit check: # [g * mol-1] * [liter] * [mole * liter-1] = [g] return(mass) }