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Discretized Pipe

Lossy model of a discretized pipe

 

Description

Connections

Parameters

Description

The Discretized Pipe component models a pipe with wall friction losses. The pressure drop is computed with the Darcy equation, with the friction factor determined using the Haaland approximation for turbulent flow. The compressibility effect with compliant walls and the effect of fluid inertia is embedded in the component. Refer to the Circular Pipe for the detailed model, Fluid Inertia for the effect of inertial properties, and Compliant Cylinder for the dynamic compressibility effect.

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

portA

Hydraulic port on left side

portA

portB

Hydraulic port on right side

portB

Parameters

Basic

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Segments

10

 

Number of segments

Numseg

L

10

m

Pipe length

L

ε

1·10−4

m

Pipe roughness

epsilon

Em

7·109

Pa

Young's modulus

Em

D

0.1

m

Pipe diameter

Diameter

t

0.001

m

Pipe wall thickness

thickness

Advanced Cylinder

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

α

0

 

Relative gas content = Vg/V

alpha

k

1.4

 

Heat ratio of gas (Cp/Cv)

k

τ

0

s

Expansion time constant

tau

Advanced Pipe

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

ReL

2000

 

Reynolds number at transition to laminar flow

ReL

ReT

4000

 

Reynolds number at transition to turbulent flow

ReT

See Also

Hydraulics Library

Restrictions