SeaPy implementation

The previous chapter explained what Statistical Energy Analysis is. In this chapter we will have a closer look on how SEA is implemented.

Overview

An SEA model in SeaPy is represented by the descendents of the following abstract objects:

• seapy.components.component.Component
• seapy.subsystems.subsystem.Subsystem
• seapy.junctions.junction.Junction
• seapy.couplings.coupling.Coupling
• seapy.materials.material.Material
• seapy.excitations.excitation.Excitation

as well as the main class representing the model

• seapy.system.System

The following figure gives an overview on how the classes are related.

Components can have multiple subsystems. Depending on the type of component these are added automatically when creating a component. If components are connected to eachother a Junction needs to be created. The Junction will automatically create all possible couplings between the subsystems.