Solid Properties
Typical values for thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and the density for common solid materials
Description
Parameters
Parameters for User Defined Temp (Optional)
Data
See Also
Tip: In the model workspace, place this component at the same level as the Heat Transfer Library components or subsystem to which you want to assign properties.
For example, if you place this component at the top level of the model, the properties will apply to all of the Heat Transfer Library components and subsystems in your model. If you place this component within a subsystem, the properties defined in the component will apply to the Heat Transfer Library components in that subsystem only and all nested subsystems.
You can change the name of the material from the default name of SolidPropertyData to an arbitrary material name.
User Defined and Material named property components are constant values. But you can also define temperature dependent material properties by using User Define Temp.
Symbol
Default
Units
Modelica ID
k
−
Wm⋅K
Thermal conductivity of the material
cp
Jkg⋅K
Specific heat capacity of the material
rho
kgm3
Density of the material
(For more details about data source options, see Time Table help).
To change the dimensions of each table, right-click (Control-click for Mac®) the parameter field and select Edit Matrix Dimensions. In the Matrix Dimensions dialog, enter values for the number or rows and columns and then click OK.
DMS_k
inline
Select data source options; file: the data from saved in an Excel or a CSV file inline: enter the data table in the table parameter as matrix attachment: the data from attached to the MapleSim model
table_k
0 1
K, Wm⋅K
If DMS_k = inline; Input table of [1]: Temperature and [2]: Thermal conductivity of the material
data_k
none selected
If DMS_k = file or attachment;; Specify New Attachment data file or attached file about k
columns_k
2
Data columns used
skiprows_k
0
Number of header rows to skip
smoothness_k
Select interpolation type from the list
DMS_cp
table_cp
K, Jkg⋅K
If DMS_cp = inline; Input table of [1]: Temperature and [2]: Specific heat capacity of the material
data_cp
If DMS_cp = file or attachment;; Specify New Attachment data file or attached file about cp
columns_cp
skiprows_cp
smoothness_cp
DMS_rho
table_rho
K, kgm3
If DMS_rho = inline; Input table of [1]: Temperature and [2]: Density of the material
data_rho
If DMS_rho = file or attachment;; Specify New Attachment data file or attached file about rho
columns_rho
skiprows_rho
smoothness_rho
Material
Aluminum
205
910
2700
Asphalt
0.75
920
2360
Brass
109
375
8480
Bronze
110
370
8830
Carbon Steel
43
490
7807
Cast Iron
58
460
7200
Copper
401
390
8940
Gold
310
130
19320
Iron
80
450
7850
Lead
35
11340
Paper
0.05
1336
900
Silicon
84
710
2330
Silver
429
230
10500
Stainless Steel
16
510
7750
Steel
63
Titanium
22
523
4500
User Defined
1
User Defined Temp
[0 1]
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