VariableHeatCapacitor

Lumped thermal element storing heat with variable capacity

    VariableHeatCapacitor

Library

ModelicaExtras/Thermal/HeatTransfer

Description

This is a generic model for the heat capacity of a material. No specific geometry is assumed beyond a total volume with uniform temperature for the entire volume. The heat capacity is set by an input.

Parameters

VariableHeatCapacitor_0

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_T

T

T

Structure

mo_T/fixed

fixed

Cell of scalars

true
false

mo_T/start

start

Cell of scalars

mo_der_T

der_T

der_T

Structure

mo_der_T/fixed

fixed

Cell of scalars

true
false

mo_der_T/start

start

Cell of scalars

VariableHeatCapacitor_1

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid 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

mo__modifiers/attribute

Attribute

Cell of strings

'start'
'fixed'

mo__modifiers/value

Value

Ports

NameTypeDescriptionIO TypeNumber

C

implicit

Variable thermal conductance

input

1

port

implicit

input

2

See Also