.Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerConfiguration

Information

Enumeration that defines the heat exchanger construction.

The following heat exchanger configurations are available in this enumeration:

Note that for a given heat exchanger, the HeatExchangerConfiguration is fixed. However, if the capacity flow rates change, then the Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerFlowRegime may change. For example, a counter flow heat exchanger has HeatExchangerConfiguration=CounterFlow, but the Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerFlowRegime can change to parallel flow if one of the two capacity flow rates reverts its direction.

Definition

type HeatExchangerConfiguration = enumeration(ParallelFlow "Parallel flow", CounterFlow "Counter flow", CrossFlowUnmixed "Cross flow, both streams unmixed", CrossFlowStream1MixedStream2Unmixed "Cross flow, stream 1 mixed, stream 2 unmixed", CrossFlowStream1UnmixedStream2Mixed "Cross flow, stream 1 unmixed, stream 2 mixed", ConstantTemperaturePhaseChange "Constant temperature phase change in one stream");

Revisions

• March 27, 2017, by Michael Wetter:
  Added ConstantTemperaturePhaseChange.
  This is for Buildings #694.
• February 18, 2009, by Michael Wetter:
  First implementation.