Orifice
Fixed pneumatic orifice
Description
Equations
Variables
Connections
Parameters
The Orifice component calculates the mass flow rate through an orifice which depends on the upstream and downstream pressures, respectively. This component will not be valid to use when the pressure ratio becomes unity. To avoid numerical problems, the Orifice ISO 6358 component would be more suitable to use in such cases.
Formulation Approaches
Two approaches are taken for the formulation of the flow equation inside the component. When the boolean parameter Use Perry's flow coeff is true, Perry's relationship to calculate the coefficient of discharge as a function of pressure drop is used instead of a constant C__d .
p=pA−pB hflow__x = inStreamportx⋅hflow
Orifice Gas Equations
mflow = A⋅C__d⋅p__1⋅2R⋅T__env{γγ−1⋅p__2p__12γ − p__2p__1γ+1γp2p1≥b__2γ+11γ−1⋅γγ+1p__2p__1≤bWhere, p__1 → Upstream pressure, p__2 → Downstream pressure When Use Perry's flow coeff is true
Ar= 0.8414 −0.1002⋅p__2p__1 + 0.8415⋅p__2p__1 2 −3.9p__2p__13 + 4.6001⋅p__2p__14 −1.6827⋅p__2p__15
Name
Units
Modelica ID
p
Pa
Pressure drop from A to B
pX
Pressure at port X
mflow
m3s
Mass flow rate from A to B
mflowX
Mass flow into port X
hflowX
Jkg
Specific enthalpy into port X
portA
Upstream Pneumatic port
portB
Downstream Pneumatic port
Fluid Medium Parameters
The Gas parameters used in the equations, are properties defined in the Gas Model component used in the model.
Default
Use default medium
true
When true the default gas properties defined for Air will be used.
useDefaultMedium
medium
−
When Use default medium is false this option gets turned on. The user can specify the name of the Gas model dragged into the canvas.
Orifice Parameters
C__d
0.7
Coefficient of discharge
Csonic
Use Perry's flow coeff
false
True (checked) means Perry's coefficient to calculate the coefficient of discharge will be used
UsePerrysCoeff
A
0.0001
m2
Flow Restriction Area
See Also
Pneumatics Library
Restrictions
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