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Volume

Lumped isothermal Volume

Description

Equations

Variables

Connections

Parameters

Description

The lumped Volume component models the relationship between gas mass and pressure based on the mass flow rate. The temperature is assumed to be constant throughout the simulation.

Equations

p=pA Specific internal energy, u = Functionp, T__env, C__vSpecific Enthalpy,  hflow = Functionp, T__env, C__p mflow = Vⅆⅆtρ + ρ ⅆⅆtV ρ = FunctionR, p, T__env

Variables

Name

Units

Description

Modelica ID

p

Pa

Pressure across component

p

mflow

kgs

Mass Flow rate through component

mflow

hflow

kJkg

Specific enthalpy through component

hflow

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

portA

Pneumatic port

portA

Parameters

Volume

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

V

0.00001

m3

Volume of chamber

V

Fluid medium Parameters

The Gas parameters used in the equations, are properties defined in the Gas Model component used in the model.

Name

Default

Units

Description

Use default medium

true

When true the default gas properties defined for Air will be used.

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.

 

 

See Also

Pneumatics Library