connectorFlowPort
Used to represent stock and flow connections
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The FlowPort is the counter part to the StockPort and contains an acausal connector with the Real potential variable stock indicating the stored amount in a connected reservoir and the Real flow variable rate indicating the rate of flow into the connected stock (rate < 0) or out of the connected stock (rate > 0).
There are also two Boolean input variables, which indicate whether draining the connected reservoir (stopOutflow) or filling it (stopInflow) is prohibited. These signals originate with the connected stock.
See also
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real | stock | The current amount of 'matter' in a connected stock | |
| Real | rate | Flow that affects the stock | |
| Boolean | stopInflow | = true, if nothing can flow into a connected stock | |
| Boolean | stopOutflow | = true, if nothing can flow out of a connected stock |