typeHeatExchangerFlowRegime

Enumeration for heat exchanger flow configuration

Information

Enumeration to define the heat exchanger flow regime.

This enumeration defines for the current capacity flow rate the kind of heat transfer relation that will be used to compute the relation between effectiveness and Number of Transfer Units.

The following heat exchanger flow regimes are available in this enumeration:

EnumerationDescription
ParallelFlowParallel flow
CounterFlowCounter flow
CrossFlowUnmixedCross flow, both streams unmixed
CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixedCross flow, CMin mixed, CMax unmixed
CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixedCross flow, CMin unmixed, CMax mixed
ConstantTemperaturePhaseChangeConstant temperature phase change in one stream

Literals

NameDescription
ParallelFlowParallel flow
CounterFlowCounter flow
CrossFlowUnmixedCross flow, both streams unmixed
CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixedCross flow, CMin mixed, CMax unmixed
CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixedCross flow, CMin unmixed, CMax mixed
ConstantTemperaturePhaseChangeConstant 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.