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Hydraulic System Properties

Generic fluid properties reference model for the hydraulic system

 

Description

Fluid Parameters

Global Settings

Summary Variables

Description

The Hydraulic System Properties component defines the properties of a hydraulic fluid as well as global settings for the hydraulic system.

In the model workspace, place this component at the same level as the hydraulic components or subsystem to which you want to assign the hydraulic fluid properties. For example, if you place this component at the top level of the model, the hydraulic fluid properties will apply to all of the hydraulic components and subsystems in your model. If you place this component within a subsystem, the hydraulic fluid properties defined in the component will apply to the hydraulic components in that subsystem only and all nested subsystems.

Fluid Parameters

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

ρ

850

kgm3

Density

rhoFluid

K

8·108

Pa

Bulk modulus

ElFluid

ν

1.8·10−5

m2s

Kinematic viscosity

nuFluid

Global Settings

The global settings patm and Amin are used by some components to set the value of the atmospheric pressure and the minimum allowable orifice area.  As with the fluid parameters, these settings apply to all hydraulic components at the same or lower level in a subsystem hierarchy.

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

patm

101325

Pa

Atmospheric pressure

patm

Amin

1·10−12

m2

Minimum orifice area

Amin

Summary Variables

These parameters set the units used by the internal summary variables. See Hydraulic Summary Variables.

Name

Default

Description

Modelica ID

Summary pressure unit

kPa

Unit for internal pressure

pressUnitSummary

Summary flow rate unit

liters

Unit for internal flow rate

flowUnitSummary

See Also

Hydraulic Reference Components

Hydraulics Library