modelVesselPhysical

Information

Contains a detailed description of common vessel shapes. It allows the calculation of volumes and walls mass.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Shell data
BooleanisVerticaltrueif true, the shell is considered vertical, otherwise horizontal
Types.VesselFormvesselFormTypes.VesselForm.cylinder
Modelica.Units.SI.Diameterdi0internal diameter, if cylinder or sphere
Modelica.Units.SI.Areasection0if prism
Modelica.Units.SI.Lengthperimeter0if prism
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthshellLength0shell length
SI.DistanceshellThickness0shell wall thickness
SI.DensityshellRho8000typical for SS: 8000 kgr/m3, HDPE: 960
SI.HeatCapacityshellCp500typical for SS: 500 J/(kgr·K), HDPE: 2260
SI.ThermalConductivityshellK15shell wall thermal conductivity. typical value for SS=16.7, HDPE:0.33
Bottom data
Types.HeadShapevesselBottomTypes.HeadShape.flat
FractionbFdif vesselBottom == Types.HeadShape.Klopper then 1.0 elseif vesselBottom == Types.HeadShape.Korbbogen then 0.8 else 0ratio of bottom dish radius to tank diameter for torispheral head
FractionbFkif vesselBottom == Types.HeadShape.Klopper then 0.1 elseif vesselBottom == Types.HeadShape.Korbbogen then 0.154 else 0ratio of bottom knuckle radius to tank diameter for torispheral head
SI.DistancebottomHeight0bottom height if ellipsoidal/conical/piramid
SI.DistancebottomThicknessshellThicknessbottom wall thickness
SI.DensitybottomRhoshellRhotypical for SS: 8000 kgr/m3, HDPE: 960
SI.HeatCapacitybottomCpshellCptypical for SS: 500 J/(kgr·K), HDPE: 2260
SI.ThermalConductivitybottompKshellKbottom wall thermal conductivity. typical value for SS=16.7, HDPE:0.33
Top data
Types.HeadShapevesselTopTypes.HeadShape.flat
FractiontFdif vesselTop == Types.HeadShape.Klopper then 1.0 elseif vesselTop == Types.HeadShape.Korbbogen then 0.8 else 0ratio of bottom dish radius to tank diameter for torispheral head
FractiontFkif vesselTop == Types.HeadShape.Klopper then 0.1 elseif vesselTop == Types.HeadShape.Korbbogen then 0.154 else 0ratio of bottom knuckle radius to tank diameter for torispheral head
SI.DistancetopHeight0top height if ellipsoidal/conical/piramid. Measured inside
SI.DistancetopThicknessshellThicknesstop wall thickness
SI.DensitytopRhoshellRhotypical for SS: 8000 kgr/m3, HDPE: 960
SI.HeatCapacitytopCpshellCptypical for SS: 500 J/(kgr·K), HDPE: 2260
SI.ThermalConductivitytopKshellKtop wall thermal conductivity. typical value for SS=16.7, HDPE:0.33
Insulation
SI.DistanceinsulationThickness0
SI.ThermalConductivityinsulationK0.04Insulation thermal conductivity. Typical value for glass fiber=0.04 W/(K·m)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealBalpha1
RealBalpha2
RealTalpha1
RealTalpha2height of the dish and knuckle regions of torispheral heads
Modelica.Units.SI.DiameterDiinternal diameter, if cylinder or sphere
Modelica.Units.SI.DiameterDoexternal diameter, if cylinder or sphere
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaShellSishell internal surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeShellVishell internal volume
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaShellSoshell external surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeShellVoshell external volume
Modelica.Units.SI.MassShellMassshell mass
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthBottomHibottom internal height
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthBottomHobottom external height
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaBottomSibottom internal surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeBottomVibottom internal volume
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaBottomSobottom external surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeBottomVobottom external volume
Modelica.Units.SI.MassBottomMassbottom mass
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthTopHitop internal height
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthTopHotop external height
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaTopSitop internal surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeTopVitop internal volume
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaTopSotop external surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeTopVotop external volume
Modelica.Units.SI.MassTopMasstop mass
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaSiTotaltotal internal surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeViTotaltotal internal volume
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaSoTotaltotal external surface
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVoTotaltotal external volume
Modelica.Units.SI.MassMassTotaltotal vessel mass, without containt