modelCentrifugalPumpCharacteristics

Test model for CentrifugalPump

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example.

Information

Test model for centrifugal pump characteristics used in the CentrifugalPump model.

The model compares the measurements option (dataFromMeasurements = true) with the coefficients option (dataFromMeasurements = false).

In particular, the pump pressure rise measurements.dp is compared against coefficients.dp for varying flow rates at design rotational speed.

Time is used as a proxy for the mass flow rate (linear relation): time = 0 corresponds to zero mass flow rate, and time = 1 corresponds to the reference mass flow rate.
Time time < 0 is used for "start up".

Time is used as a proxy for the mass flow rate (linear relation): time = 0 corresponds to zero mass flow rate, and time = 1 corresponds to the reference mass flow rate.
Time time < 0 is used for "start up".

measurements and coefficients may differ slightly. Their difference depends on the number of significant used to create the coeffiencts records, see CalculateCoefficientsFromMeasurements.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Realw_n0.2Normalized speed
Medium.TemperatureT293.15Temperature
Medium.AbsolutePressurep100000Pressue
Medium.ThermodynamicStatestateMedium.setState_pT(p, T)
Medium.DensityrhoMedium.density(state)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
ThermofluidStream.DropOfCommonsdropOfCommons
ThermofluidStream.Boundaries.Sourcesource
Boundaries.Sinksink
ThermofluidStream.Processes.CentrifugalPumpcoefficients
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.RealExpressionrotationalSpeed
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.RampmassFlowRamp
ThermofluidStream.Boundaries.Sourcesource1
Boundaries.Sinksink1
ThermofluidStream.Processes.CentrifugalPumpmeasurements
Sensors.SingleFlowSensormassFlowSensor
Sensors.SingleFlowSensorsingleFlowSensor1
Modelica.Blocks.Continuous.PIPI
Modelica.Blocks.Math.Feedbackfeedback
Modelica.Blocks.Continuous.PIPI1
Modelica.Blocks.Math.Feedbackfeedback1

Contents

NameDescription
Medium

Revisions

  • 2026, by Raphael Gebhart (raphael.gebhart@dlr.de):
    Initial version.