modelRelativeHumidityTwoPort

Ideal two port relative humidity sensor

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.BaseClasses.PartialDynamicFlowSensor (Partial component to model sensors that measure flow properties using a dynamic model), Modelica.Icons.RoundSensor (Icon representing a round measurement device).

Information

This model outputs the relative humidity of the fluid flowing from port_a to port_b. The sensor is ideal, i.e., it does not influence the fluid.

Note that this sensor can only be used with media that contain the variable phi, which is typically the case for moist air models.

If the parameter tau is non-zero, then its output is computed using a first order differential equation. Setting tau=0 is not recommend. See Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.UsersGuide for an explanation.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.Timetau (from PartialDynamicFlowSensor)1Time constant at nominal flow rate (use tau=0 for steady-state sensor, but see user guide for potential problems)
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal (from PartialTwoPort)true= false to simplify equations, assuming, but not enforcing, no flow reversal
Nominal condition
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_nominal (from PartialFlowSensor)Nominal mass flow rate, used for regularization near zero flow
Advanced
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_small (from PartialFlowSensor)1E-4*m_flow_nominalFor bi-directional flow, temperature is regularized in the region |m_flow| < m_flow_small (m_flow_small > 0 required)
Initialization
Modelica.Blocks.Types.InitinitType (from PartialDynamicFlowSensor)Modelica.Blocks.Types.Init.InitialStateType of initialization (InitialState and InitialOutput are identical)
Realphi_start0.5Initial or guess value of output (= state)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_aport_a (from PartialTwoPort)Fluid connector a (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_bport_b (from PartialTwoPort)Fluid connector b (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputphiRelative humidity of the passing fluid

Revisions

  • February 21, 2020, by Michael Wetter:
    Changed icon to display its operating state.
    This is for #1294.
  • January 26, 2016 by Michael Wetter:
    Added quantity attribute for mass fraction variables.
    Made unit assignment of output signal final.
  • January 18, 2016 by Filip Jorissen:
    Using parameter tauInv since this now exists in Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.BaseClasses.PartialDynamicFlowSensor. This is for #372.
  • June 3, 2011 by Michael Wetter:
    Revised implementation to add dynamics in such a way that the time constant increases as the mass flow rate tends to zero. This significantly improves the numerics.
  • Feb. 5, 2011 by Michael Wetter:
    First implementation.