FAN
FAN to produce the air flow
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Parameters
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The FAN component models is used to produce the air flow for the lumped thermal fluid simulation of Air. This component calculates mainly the mass flow rate.
The calculation is changed based on parameter values of Dynamics of mass in the Air Settings component.
The pressure difference is calculated with:
dp=minww__max,1.02⋅`MapleSim.Interpolate1D`data,Q_targetminww__max,1.0
(*) `MapleSim.Interpolate1D` is the function of Lookup table of 1D.
(*) data is specified with:
- If data_source = inline, parameter P-Q curve.
- If data_source = attachment, an attached file (.csv and .xls, .xlsx) is used
- If data_source = file, need to specify the path of file (.csv and .xls, .xlsx).
Dynamics of mass = Static
Volume flow rate is calculated with:
Q__target=Q
Q=Q__inExternal input of Designed Volume flow rate=trueQ__designedothers
Port's mass flow rate is defined with:
`port_b.mflow`=−mflow
Dynamics of mass = Dynamic
ⅆQⅆt=maxQ__target,0.0−QT__const
mflow=`inStream``port_a.rho`⋅Q;
`port_a.mflow`=mflow` port_b.mflow`=−mflow
Common definitions are the following:
dp=−`port_a.p`+`port_b.p`
v=QA
`port_a.mflow`=mflow
`port_a.hflow`=inStream`port_b.hflow`
`port_b.hflow`=inStream`port_a.hflow`
`port_a.rho`=inStream`port_b.rho`
`port_b.rho`=inStream`port_a.rho`
`port_a.T`=inStream`port_b.T`
`port_b.T`=inStream`port_a.T`
Symbol
Units
Modelica ID
dp
Pa
Pressure difference
p
mflow
kgs
Mass flow rate
v
ms
Velocity of flow
Q
m3s
Volume flow rate
Q__target
Targeted volume flow rate
Q_target
Name
Condition
port__a
Air Port
port_a
port__b
port_b
w
rads
Fan speed
Q__in
If External input of Designed volume flow rate is true
Designed volume flow rate input.
Qin
Default
Airsimulationsettings
AirSettings1
−
Specify a component of Air simulation settings
Settings
w__max
200
Maximum fan speed
w_max
A
1400 Pi
Flow area
data source__PQ
inline
-
See Data Source Options section above.
PQ_datasourcemode
P−Q curve
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P-Q characteristic curve, if data source__PQ = inline.
[1] :Volume flow rate
[2] :Pressure difference
PQ_curve
P−Q data
2
P-Q characteristic curve, if data source__PQ =file or attachment. You can specify data by using an attached file or specifying the path of file (.csv and .xls, .xlsx)
PQ_data
columns__PQ
Determines which columns of the data table will be used to interpolate.
For example, in an Excel spreadsheet, column A corresponds with 1, column B corresponds with 2, and so on.
PQ_columns
skip rows__PQ
0
Number of rows that are skipped from the top of the data table.
PQ_skiprows
smoothness__PQ
Table points are linearly interpolated
Determines whether the data points will be interpolated linearly or with a cubic spline.
PQ_smoothness
T__const
0.001
s
Time constant for Volume flow rate if Dynamics of mass is Dynamic.
T_const
Q__designed
0.1
use as Designed volume flow rate if Dynamics of mass is Static and External input of Designed volume flow rate is false.
Q_designed
Externalinput ofDesignedVolumeflow rate
false
If External input of Designed volume flow rate is false, input port Q__in is used as the designed volume flow rate.
useExtQ_designed
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