modelConstantThermalConductance

Constant global thermal conductance (UA value)
Diagram of ConstantThermalConductance

Extends from ConstantHeatTransferCoefficient (Constant heat transfer coefficient).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.Lengthl (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)L/(Nw)Length of a single volume
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfergamma (from ConstantHeatTransferCoefficient)Constant heat transfer coefficient
SI.ThermalConductanceUAGlobal thermal conductance (UA value), for Nt tubes
Set by Flow1D model
IntegerNf (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)2Number of nodes on the fluid side
IntegerNw (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)NfNumber of nodes on the wall side
IntegerNt (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Number of tubes in parallel
SI.DistanceL (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Tube length
SI.AreaA (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Cross-sectional area (single tube)
SI.Lengthomega (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Wet perimeter of heat transfer surface (single tube)
SI.LengthDhyd (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Hydraulic Diameter (single tube)
SI.MassFlowRatewnom (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Nominal mass flow rate (single tube)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
ThermoPower.Thermal.DHTNodeswall (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Medium.ThermodynamicState[Nf]fluidState (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)
Medium.MassFlowRate[Nf]w (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)
Medium.Temperature[Nf]T (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Temperatures at the fluid side nodes
Medium.Temperature[Nw]Tw (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Temperatures of the wall volumes
SI.HeatFlux[Nw]phi_w (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)Heat fluxes entering from the wall connector
SI.HeatFlux[Nf]phi_f (from DistributedHeatTransferFEM)phi_wHeat fluxes going to the fluid nodes