Re: [Boost-users] Flow rate dimensional analysis

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Flow rate dimensional analysis
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-19 14:57:02

AMDG

On 09/19/2011 11:29 AM, Michael Powell wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Michael Powell <mwpowellnm_at_[hidden]>wrote:
> 
> The only thing I can figure is that sqrt() is buggering things up. When I do
> this I get no compiler error:
> 
>  quantity<cs::units::si::flow_rate> __fr = __C_flow * __a_orifice *
> boost::units::sqrt(__two * __p_diff / __d);
> 
> However, when I do this, I do get a compiler error:
> 
>   quantity<cs::units::si::flow_rate, float> __fr = __C_flow * __a_orifice *
> boost::units::sqrt(__two * __p_diff / __d);
> 
> I haven't dug into sqrt() yet to verify its result, but it seems like this
> is taking some underlying type liberties? Could we do this,
> boost::units::sqrt<float>(...)?
> 

Ah.  I see what's going on:
The result of sqrt is the same as root<2>(x).
The result of root<2>(x) is based on typeof(pow(x.value(), 0.5)).
The constant is always a double, thus float gets
promoted to double.  I'll see what I can do to
fix this.

> I am receiving the following compiler error as my clue...
>>
>> Error    1    error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from
>> 'boost::units::quantity<Unit,Y>' to 'boost::units::quantity<Unit,Y>'
>> c:\Source\Simulations\CS.Calculations.Managed\Calculators\Calculator.cpp
>> 461    CS.Calculations.Managed
>>

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe