Added thermal conductivity test to TestDustyGas class

Cantera · Apr 18, 2021 · 3cd220b · 3cd220b
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diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_transport.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_transport.py
@@ -309,6 +309,11 @@ def test_molar_fluxes(self):
         # Not sure why the following condition is not satisfied:
         # self.assertNear(sum(fluxes1) / sum(abs(fluxes1)), 0.0)
 
+    def test_thermal_conductivity(self):
+        gas1 = ct.Solution('h2o2.xml', transport_model='multicomponent')
+        gas1.TPX = self.phase.TPX
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.phase.thermal_conductivity, gas1.thermal_conductivity)
 
 class TestWaterTransport(utilities.CanteraTest):
     """

diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx b/interfaces/cython/cantera/transport.pyx
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ cdef class Transport(_SolutionBase):
             return self.transport.electricalConductivity()
 
     property thermal_conductivity:
-        """Thermal conductivity. [W/m/K]."""
+        """
+        Thermal conductivity. [W/m/K]
+        Returns thermal conductivity of the ideal gas object using the multicomponent
+        model. The value is not specific to the dusty gas model.
+        """
         def __get__(self):
             return self.transport.thermalConductivity()