SimpleExpansionContraction
Sudden Expansion / Contraction
Library
HydraulicsByFluidon/Components/Lines/Base
Description
The component ExpansionContraction is a model of a cross section enlargement (diffusor) or a cross section reduction (nozzle). It depends on the flow direction.
The component computes the loss number zeta
according to the following equations:
Borda-Carnot Equation
Formulas are taken from E. Truckenbrodt, Fluidmechanik, Band 1: Grundlagen und elementare Strömungsvorgänge dichtebeständiger Fluide, 4. Auflage, 2008.
Parameters
| Name | Label | Description | Data Type | Valid Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mo_D1 | D1 | Diameter 1 | Scalar | |
mo_D2 | D2 | Diameter 2 | Scalar |
| Name | Label | Description | Data Type | Valid Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mo_forwardFluidProperties | forwardFluidProperties | Forward fluid properties between ports | Scalar | true |
| Name | Label | Description | Data Type | Valid Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mo__nmodifiers | Number of Modifiers | Specifies the number of modifiers | Number | |
mo__modifiers | Modifiers | Add new modifier | Structure | |
mo__modifiers/varname | Variable name | Cell of strings | 'volumeFlowA' | |
mo__modifiers/attribute | Attribute | Cell of strings | 'start' | |
mo__modifiers/value | Value |
Ports
| Name | Type | Description | IO Type | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
fluidPortA | implicit | Hydraulic port A | input | 1 |
fluidPortB | implicit | Hydraulic port B | input | 2 |