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This is a variant of the classical broken flow (→BrokenTransition) structure that allows for a different parameterization: In this component the given value for the rate (rate or u_rate) relates to the inflow to stock B, while the factor of proportionality (factor or u_factor) determines the outflow from stock A that is necessary for this process.
A typical application would be to have a given rate of production (here the stock B would be the stock of finished goods) which needs an outflow from the stock of materials that is proprotional to the rate of production according to a factor determined by the bill of materials.
Hence:
rate of outflow from A = rate of inflow to B × factor of proportionality
The factor of proportionality will be given in base units of A per base units of B, so that the resulting outflow from A will have proper units [base units for a flow of A].
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factor as it needs to be given in base units of stock A per base units of stock B. If the unit attribute is left an empty string (default), then fitting units will automatically be deduced effectively short-circuiting unit checks.useExplicitRatio = true a constant ratio inputA per outputB can alternatively be given, where inputA and outputB will have units according to OutputType_A and OutputType_B, respectively.rate changed to unspecified in v2.1.0.parInflowRate_B changed to ConstantConverter in v2.2.factor changed to Real in v2.2.useExplicitRatio option for more convenience in unit conversions in v2.2.