Modelica.Fluid.Sources.BaseClasses

Base classes used in the Sources package (only of interest to build new component models)

Information

Extends from Modelica.Fluid.Icons.BaseClassLibrary (Icon for library).

Package Content

NameDescription
Modelica.Fluid.Sources.BaseClasses.PartialSource PartialSource Partial component source with one fluid connector


Modelica.Fluid.Sources.BaseClasses.PartialSource Modelica.Fluid.Sources.BaseClasses.PartialSource

Partial component source with one fluid connector

Modelica.Fluid.Sources.BaseClasses.PartialSource

Information


Partial component to model the volume interface of a source component, such as a mass flow source. The essential features are:

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPorts_bports[nPorts] 

Modelica definition

partial model PartialSource 
  "Partial component source with one fluid connector"
    import Modelica.Constants;

  parameter Integer nPorts=0 "Number of ports";

  replaceable package Medium = 
      Modelica.Media.Interfaces.PartialMedium "Medium model within the source";

  Medium.BaseProperties medium "Medium in the source";

  Interfaces.FluidPorts_b ports[nPorts](
                     redeclare each package Medium = Medium,
                     m_flow(each max=if flowDirection==Types.PortFlowDirection.Leaving then 0 else 
                                     +Constants.inf,
                            each min=if flowDirection==Types.PortFlowDirection.Entering then 0 else 
                                     -Constants.inf));
protected 
  parameter Types.PortFlowDirection flowDirection=
                   Types.PortFlowDirection.Bidirectional 
    "Allowed flow direction";
equation 
  // Only one connection allowed to a port to avoid unwanted ideal mixing
  for i in 1:nPorts loop
    assert(cardinality(ports[i]) <= 1,"
each ports[i] of boundary shall at most be connected to one component.
If two or more connections are present, ideal mixing takes
place with these connections, which is usually not the intention
of the modeller. Increase nPorts to add an additional port.
");

     ports[i].p          = medium.p;
     ports[i].h_outflow  = medium.h;
     ports[i].Xi_outflow = medium.Xi;
  end for;

end PartialSource;

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