.BusinessSimulation.Stocks.PureDelay

Information

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At any given time, the inflow to the PureDelay is delayed by an exact amount of time given either by the parameter delayTime or the continuous input u. Changes in the delay time will only affect the current or later inflow, i.e., whatever is already in the process of being delayed will not be affected.

Implementation

The PureDelay  will work at discrete time intervals:

when sample(modelSettings.modelStartTime + samplingPeriod, samplingPeriod) then
  // load new material into the stock, move loaded material, unload material
end when;

The values for the in- and outflows and the load will be kept constant between events.

Notes

• All inflows have to go to the inflow port of the PureDelay.


• Since the outflow will be controlled by the PureDelay, →OutflowDynamicStock or →SplitOutflowDynamicStock have to be connected to the outflow port.


• Using more than one outflow (e.g., →SplitOutflowDynamicStock) can be used to model leaking.


• The parameter init in the Advanced tab allows to select →InitializationOptions:
  • FixedValue (default) will initialize the stock according to value given by the parameter initialValue.
  
  
  • SteadyState will use Little's Law to determine the equilibrium start value as inflow.rate * delayTime
  
  
  • Free tells the solver that it is free in solving the initial value problem using initialValue as startValue.
• Units that enter the stock later than other units can "overtake" these units and actually flow out earlier, should the time of delay decrease after those earlier entries. If that behavior is not wanted, then a Conveyor should be used, which will preserve order of entry (units can at best leave at the same time, but not earlier than units, that have already entered the stock).

See also

SimpleConveyor, Conveyor, DelayN, DelayFixed, DelayInformation