modelCompressor

Gas compressor
Diagram of Compressor

Information

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## ThermoSysPro Version 4.2   
This component model is documented in Sect. 11.3 of the ThermoSysPro book.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Integermass_flow_rate_comp1Ways for computing the mass flow rate - 1: Q = rho*Qv - 2: Q = rho*f(T)
Units.SI.TemperatureTmax284.16Air transition temperature between f1 = a*x + b and f2 = c*x + d for the computation of Q (active if mass_flow_rate_comp == 2)
Realcoef1_10.1164Coefficient a for f1 = a*x + b
Realcoef2_138.643Coefficient b for f1 = a*x + b
Realcoef1_2-0.2324Coefficient c for f2 = c*x + d
Realcoef2_2137.49Coefficient d for f2 = c*x + d
RealA4-1.2362Coefficient of X^4 for the computation of the isentropic efficiency
RealA33.6721Coefficient of X^3 for the computation of the isentropic efficiency
RealA2-4.2434Coefficient of X^2 for the computation of the isentropic efficiency
RealA12.3957Coefficient of X^1 for the computation of the isentropic efficiency
RealA00.4118Coefficient of X^0 for the computation of the isentropic efficiency
Realtau_n14.149Nominal compression rate
Realis_eff_n0.84752Nominal isentropic efficiency
Units.SI.MassFlowRategamma_diff1e-4Diffusion conductance (active if diffusion=true in neighbouring volumes)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidInletCe
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidOutletCs
ThermoSysPro.InstrumentationAndControl.Connectors.OutputRealPower

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealtauCompression rate
Realis_effIsentropic efficiency
Units.SI.PowerWcpCompressor power
Units.SI.AbsolutePressurePeAir pressure at the inlet
Units.SI.AbsolutePressurePsAir pressure at the outlet
RealXtauNormal and nominal compression rates ratio
Units.SI.MassFlowRateQAir mass flow rate
Units.SI.VolumeFlowRateQvAir volume flow rate
Units.SI.TemperatureTeAir temperature at the inlet
Units.SI.TemperatureTsAir temperature at the outlet
Units.SI.TemperatureTisIsentropic air temperature at the outlet
Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpyHeAir specific enthalpy at the inlet
Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpyHsAir specific enthalpy at the outlet
Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpyHisAir specific enthalpy after the isentropic compression
Units.SI.SpecificEntropySeAir specific entropy at the inlet
Units.SI.Densityrho_eAir density at the inlet
FluidTypeftypeFluid type
IntegerfluidInteger(ftype)Fluid number

Revisions

Author  

Baligh El Hefni