FlowModel_2Characteristic of wall friction |
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Parameters (17)
| m |
Value: n - 1 Type: Integer Description: Number of flow segments |
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| n |
Value: 2 Type: Integer Description: Number of discrete flow volumes |
| nParallel |
Value: Type: Real Description: number of identical parallel flow devices |
| g |
Value: system.g Type: Acceleration (m/s²) Description: Constant gravity acceleration |
| allowFlowReversal |
Value: system.allowFlowReversal Type: Boolean Description: = true to allow flow reversal, false restricts to design direction (states[1] -> states[n+1]) |
| momentumDynamics |
Value: system.momentumDynamics Type: Dynamics Description: Formulation of momentum balance |
| m_flow_start |
Value: system.m_flow_start Type: MassFlowRate (kg/s) Description: Start value of mass flow rates |
| p_a_start |
Value: Type: AbsolutePressure (Pa) Description: Start value for p[1] at design inflow |
| p_b_start |
Value: Type: AbsolutePressure (Pa) Description: Start value for p[n+1] at design outflow |
| useUpstreamScheme |
Value: true Type: Boolean Description: = false to average upstream and downstream properties across flow segments |
| use_Ib_flows |
Value: momentumDynamics <> Types.Dynamics.SteadyState Type: Boolean Description: = true to consider differences in flow of momentum through boundaries |
| Re_turbulent |
Value: 4000 Type: ReynoldsNumber Description: Start of turbulent regime, depending on type of flow device |
| show_Res |
Value: false Type: Boolean Description: = true, if Reynolds numbers are included for plotting |
| from_dp |
Value: momentumDynamics >= Types.Dynamics.SteadyStateInitial Type: Boolean Description: = true, use m_flow = f(dp), otherwise dp = f(m_flow) |
| dp_nominal |
Value: Type: AbsolutePressure (Pa) Description: Nominal pressure loss (only for nominal models) |
| m_flow_nominal |
Value: if system.use_eps_Re then system.m_flow_nominal else 1e2 * m_flow_small Type: MassFlowRate (kg/s) Description: Nominal mass flow rate |
| m_flow_small |
Value: if system.use_eps_Re then system.eps_m_flow * m_flow_nominal else system.m_flow_small Type: MassFlowRate (kg/s) Description: Within regularization if |m_flows| < m_flow_small (may be wider for large discontinuities in static head) |
Inputs (9)
| pathLengths |
Type: Length[m] (m) Description: Lengths along flow path |
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| states |
Type: ThermodynamicState[n] Description: Thermodynamic states along design flow |
| vs |
Type: Velocity[n] (m/s) Description: Mean velocities of fluid flow |
| crossAreas |
Type: Area[n] (m²) Description: Cross flow areas at segment boundaries |
| dimensions |
Type: Length[n] (m) Description: Characteristic dimensions for fluid flow (diameters for pipe flow) |
| roughnesses |
Type: Roughness[n] (m) Description: Average height of surface asperities |
| dheights |
Type: Length[n - 1] (m) Description: Height(states[2:n]) - Height(states[1:n-1]) |
| pathLengths_internal |
Default Value: pathLengths Type: Length[n - 1] (m) Description: pathLengths used internally; to be defined by extending class |
| Res_turbulent_internal |
Default Value: Re_turbulent * ones(n - 1) Type: ReynoldsNumber[n - 1] Description: Re_turbulent used internally; to be defined by extending class |
Components (2)
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system |
Type: System Description: System properties |
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states |
Type: ThermodynamicState[n] Description: Thermodynamic states along design flow |