.BuildSysPro.IBPSA.Fluid.Sources.MassFlowSource_T

Information

Models an ideal flow source, with prescribed values of flow rate, temperature, composition and trace substances:

• Prescribed mass flow rate.
• Prescribed temperature.
• Boundary composition (only for multi-substance or trace-substance flow).

If use_m_flow_in is false (default option), the m_flow parameter is used as boundary pressure, and the m_flow_in input connector is disabled; if use_m_flow_in is true, then the m_flow parameter is ignored, and the value provided by the input connector is used instead.

The same applies to the temperature T, composition X_i or X and trace substances C.

Options

Instead of using Xi_in (the independent composition fractions), the advanced tab provides an option for setting all composition fractions using X_in. use_X_in and use_Xi_in cannot be used at the same time.

Parameter verifyInputs can be set to true to enable a check that verifies the validity of the used temperature and pressures. This removes the corresponding overhead from the model, which is a substantial part of the overhead of this model. See #882 for more information.

Note, that boundary temperature, mass fractions and trace substances have only an effect if the mass flow is from the boundary into the port. If mass is flowing from the port into the boundary, the boundary definitions, with exception of boundary flow rate, do not have an effect.

Revisions

• January 25, 2019, by Michael Wetter:
  Refactored use of base classes.
  See #1072.
• February 2nd, 2018 by Filip Jorissen
  Made medium conditional and refactored inputs. See #882.
• April 18, 2017, by Filip Jorissen:
  Changed checkBoundary implementation such that it is run as an initial equation when it depends on parameters only. See #728.
• January 26, 2016, by Michael Wetter:
  Added unit and quantity attributes.
• September 29, 2009, by Michael Wetter:
  First implementation.