functionequivalentHeatCapacity
Computes equivalent specific heat of moist air
Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).
Information
This function computes the equivalent specific heat of moist air as the ratio of change in enthalpy relative to the change in temperature of the air entering and leaving the tower.
Inputs
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelica.Units.SI.Temperature | TIn | Inlet temperature | |
| Modelica.Units.SI.Temperature | TOut | Outlet temperature |
Outputs
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacity | equivalentHeatCapacity | Equivalent specific heat capacity |
Revisions
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April 27, 2026, by Michael Wetter:
Moved toObsoletepackage due to new cooling tower implementation.
This is for issue 4567. -
January 3, 2020, by Michael Wetter:
Revised implementation to make it once continuously differentiable, which avoids a numerical Jacobian in Buildings.Obsolete.Fluid.HeatExchangers.CoolingTowers.Validation.MerkelEnergyPlus. -
October 22, 2019, by Yangyang Fu:
First implementation.