modelNTU_plate_L3_standalone

A three-zonal NTU cell model with internally calculated zone size for plate geometry
Diagram of NTU_plate_L3_standalone

Extends from ClaRa.Basics.Icons.NTU, ClaRa.Basics.Icons.ComplexityLevel (Displays the complexity level inside model icon ).

Information

For detailed model documentation please consult the html-documentation shipped with ClaRa.

 


Authorship and Copyright Statement for original (initial) Contribution

Author:

ClaRa development team, Copyright © 2017 - 2022.

References:

For references please consult the html-documentation shipped with ClaRa.

Remarks:

This component was developed for ClaRa library.

Acknowledgements:

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Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.ThermalResistanceHR_nomnTU.HR_nomNominal conductive heat resistance
Fundamental Definitions
TILMedia.VLEFluid.Types.BaseVLEFluidmedium_asimCenter.fluid1Medium at outer side
TILMedia.VLEFluid.Types.BaseVLEFluidmedium_bsimCenter.fluid1Medium at inner side
BooleanouterPhaseChangetrueTrue, if phase change may occur at outer side
Geometry
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Lengthwidth1Plate width
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Lengthlength1Plate length
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Lengththickness_wall0.001Wall thickness
IntegerN_plates3Number of tubes in parallel
Realmass_struc0Mass of inner structure elements, additional to the tubes itself
ClaRa.Basics.Units.AreaA_heat(N_plates - 2)*width*lengthMean area of heat transfer
RealCF_geo1Correction coefficient due to fins etc.
Initialisation
IntegerinitOption0Thermal initialisation
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Temperature[3]T_w_i_startones(3)*293.15Initial temperature at inner phase
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Temperature[3]T_w_o_startones(3)*293.15Initial temperature at outer phase
IntegerinitOption_yps3Volumetric initialisation
Real[2]yps_start{0, 0}Initial area fraction 1phase | 2phase
Expert Settings
Realgain_eff1Avoid effectiveness > 1, high gain_eff leads to stricter observation but may cause numeric errors
ClaRa.Basics.Units.TimeTau_stab0.1Time constant for numeric stabilisation w.r.t. heat flow rates
BooleanshowExpertSummaryfalseTrue,if expert summaries shall be shown

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
ClaRa.Basics.Interfaces.HeatPort_a[3]outerPhaseouter side of cylinder
ClaRa.Basics.Interfaces.HeatPort_a[3]innerPhaseinner side of cylinder

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
ClaRa.SimCentersimCenter
Stringcomplexity (from ComplexityLevel)"??"
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Pressurep_oPressure at outer side
ClaRa.Basics.Units.Pressurep_iPressure at inner side
ClaRa.Basics.Units.EnthalpyMassSpecifich_i_inletInlet enthalpy of inner flow
ClaRa.Basics.Units.EnthalpyMassSpecifich_o_inletInlet enthalpy of outer flow
ClaRa.Basics.Units.MassFlowRatem_flow_iMass flow rate of inner side
ClaRa.Basics.Units.MassFlowRatem_flow_oMass flow rate of outer side
ClaRa.Basics.Units.MassFraction[medium_b.nc - 1]xi_iMass fraction at outer side
ClaRa.Basics.Units.MassFraction[medium_a.nc - 1]xi_oMass fraction at outer side
ClaRa.Basics.Units.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer[3]alpha_iCoefficient of heatTransfer for inner side for regions |A|B|C|
ClaRa.Basics.Units.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer[3]alpha_oCoefficient of heatTransfer for outer side for regions |A|B|C|
Summarysummary

Contents

NameDescription
Material
HeatExchangerType
HeatCapacityAveraging
Summary
ECom

Revisions

For revisions please consult the html-documentation shipped with ClaRa.