RUFAS.routines.feed_storage.silage module#

RUFAS.routines.feed_storage.silage.DRY_MATTER_FRACTION_OF_EFFLUENT = 0.1035#: Number of days that loss of effluent occurs over after a crop is ensiled.

class RUFAS.routines.feed_storage.silage.Silage(capacity: float = inf)#

Bases: Storage

Class representing the Silage storage type, inheriting from Storage.

Methods#

calculate_days_of_effluent_loss_to_process(crop: HarvestedCrop, time: RufasTime): Calculates the number of days to effluent loss needs to be processed for in the given crop.
calculate_dry_matter_loss_to_effluent(estimated_maximum_effluent: float, days_of_loss: int): Calculates the total dry matter lost to effluent that occurred over the given number of days.
calculate_moisture_loss_to_effluent(estimated_maximum_effluent: float, days_of_loss: int): Calculates the total moisture lost to effluent that occurred over the given number of days.

Attributes#

acceptable_cropslist[CropCategory]: The list of acceptable crops for this storage type.

__init__(capacity: float = inf)#

process_degradations(weather: Weather, time: RufasTime) → None#

Processes the losses of nutrients and mass to effluent in the ensiled crops, calls the parent implementation of of process_degradations to handle the fermentative loss.

Parameters#

weatherWeather: Weather instance containing all weather information for the simulation.
timeRufasTime: RufasTime instance tracking the current time of the simulation.

calculate_days_of_effluent_loss_to_process(crop: HarvestedCrop, time: RufasTime) → int#

Calculates the number of days that effluent loss needs to be calculated for in an ensiled crop.

Parameters#

cropHarvestedCrop: Ensiled crop that is being degraded.
timeRufasTime: RufasTime instance containing the current time of the simulation.

Notes#

Effluent loss only occurs in an ensiled crop during the first 10 days of storage, so this method calculates the numbers of days which were in that initial 10-day period between the time when the crop was last degraded and the current time.

calculate_dry_matter_loss_to_effluent(estimated_maximum_effluent: float, days_of_loss: int) → float#

Calculates the dry matter loss to effluent.

Parameters#

estimated_maximum_effluentfloat: The estimated maximum effluent.
days_of_effluent_lossint: The number of days effluent loss will be calculated for.

Returns#

float: The amount of dry matter lost to effluent, in kg.

References#

calculate_moisture_loss_to_effluent(estimated_maximum_effluent: float, days_of_loss: int) → float#

Calculates the moisture loss to effluent.

Parameters#

estimated_maximum_effluentfloat: The estimated maximum effluent.
days_of_effluent_lossint: The number of days effluent loss will be calculated for.

Returns#

float: The amount of moisture lost to effluent, in kg.

References#

calculate_non_protein_nitrogen_after_effluent_loss(initial_non_protein_nitrogen: float, initial_crude_protein: float, loss_fraction: float) → float#

Calculates the percentage of non-protein nitrogen in a stored crop after losing dry matter to effluent.

Parameters#

initial_non_protein_nitrogenfloat: Percentage of non-protein nitrogen in the crop before dry matter loss occurred.
initial_crude_proteinfloat: Percentage of crude protein in the crop before dry matter loss occurred.
loss_fractionfloat: Fraction of dry matter that was lost to effluent.

Returns#

float: Percentage of non-protein nitrogen remaining in the stored crop.

References#

calculate_crude_protein_after_effluent_loss(initial_crude_protein: float, loss_fraction: float) → float#

Calculates the percentage of crude protein in a stored crop after losing dry matter to effluent.

Parameters#

initial_crude_proteinfloat: Percentage of crude protein in the crop before dry matter loss occurred.
loss_fractionfloat: Fraction of dry matter that was lost to effluent.

Returns#

float: Percentage of crude protein remaining in the stored crop.

References#

class RUFAS.routines.feed_storage.silage.Bunker(bunker_size: str | None = None)#

Bases: Silage

Class representing the Bunker type of Silage storage.

__init__(bunker_size: str | None = None)#

Initializes a Bunker instance with optional bunker size.

Parameters#

bunker_sizeOptional[str], optional: The size of the bunker, by default None

class RUFAS.routines.feed_storage.silage.Pile(pile_size: str | None = None)#

Bases: Silage

Class representing the Pile type of Silage storage.

__init__(pile_size: str | None = None)#

Initializes a Pile instance with optional pile size.

Parameters#

pile_sizeOptional[str], optional: The size of the pile, by default None

class RUFAS.routines.feed_storage.silage.Bag(bag_size: int | None = None)#

Bases: Silage

Class representing the Bag type of Silage storage.

__init__(bag_size: int | None = None)#

Initializes a Bag instance with optional bag size.

Parameters#

bag_sizeOptional[int], optional: The diameter of the bag in feet, by default None