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Thermal Resistor

Lumped thermal element transporting heat without storing it

Modelica Standard Library

	Description
	The Thermal Resistor component models a heat transfer element that transports heat without storing it.

	Equations
	$Δ T = T_{a} - T_{b} = R Q_{flow}$ $Q_{flow} = Q_{{flow}_{a}} = - Q_{{flow}_{b}}$

Variables

Name	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$Q_{flow}$	$W$	Heat flow rate from a to b	Q_flow
$dT$	$K$	Temperature difference from a to b	dT

Connections

Name	Description	Modelica ID
${port}_{a}$	HeatPort	port_a
${port}_{b}$	HeatPort	port_b

Parameters

Name	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
R		$\frac{K}{W}$	Constant thermal resistance of material	R

	Modelica Standard Library
	The component described in this topic is from the Modelica Standard Library. To view the original documentation, which includes author and copyright information, click here.

See Also

Heat Transfer Components

Thermal Overview

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