packageTemplateMedium

Template for media models

Extends from Modelica.Media.Interfaces.PartialMedium (Partial medium properties (base package of all media packages)).

Information

This package is a template for new medium models. For a new medium model just make a copy of this package, remove the "partial" keyword from the package and provide the information that is requested in the comments of the Modelica source.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Media.Interfaces.Choices.IndependentVariablesThermoStates (from PartialMedium)Enumeration type for independent variables
StringmediumName (from PartialMedium)"unusablePartialMedium"Name of the medium
String[:]substanceNames (from PartialMedium){mediumName}Names of the mixture substances. Set substanceNames={mediumName} if only one substance.
String[:]extraPropertiesNames (from PartialMedium)fill("", 0)Names of the additional (extra) transported properties. Set extraPropertiesNames=fill("",0) if unused
BooleansingleState (from PartialMedium)= true, if u and d are not a function of pressure
BooleanreducedX (from PartialMedium)true= true, if medium contains the equation sum(X) = 1.0; set reducedX=true, if only one substance (see docu for details)
BooleanfixedX (from PartialMedium)false= true, if medium contains the equation X = reference_X
AbsolutePressurereference_p (from PartialMedium)101325Reference pressure of Medium: default 1 atmosphere
Temperaturereference_T (from PartialMedium)298.15Reference temperature of Medium: default 25 deg Celsius
MassFraction[nX]reference_X (from PartialMedium)fill(1/nX, nX)Default mass fractions of medium
AbsolutePressurep_default (from PartialMedium)101325Default value for pressure of medium (for initialization)
TemperatureT_default (from PartialMedium)Modelica.Units.Conversions.from_degC(20)Default value for temperature of medium (for initialization)
SpecificEnthalpyh_default (from PartialMedium)specificEnthalpy_pTX(p_default, T_default, X_default)Default value for specific enthalpy of medium (for initialization)
MassFraction[nX]X_default (from PartialMedium)reference_XDefault value for mass fractions of medium (for initialization)
ExtraProperty[nC]C_default (from PartialMedium)fill(0, nC)Default value for trace substances of medium (for initialization)
IntegernS (from PartialMedium)size(substanceNames, 1)Number of substances
IntegernX (from PartialMedium)nSNumber of mass fractions
IntegernXi (from PartialMedium)if fixedX then 0 else if reducedX then nS - 1 else nSNumber of structurally independent mass fractions (see docu for details)
IntegernC (from PartialMedium)size(extraPropertiesNames, 1)Number of extra (outside of standard mass-balance) transported properties
Real[nC]C_nominal (from PartialMedium)1.0e-6*ones(nC)Default for the nominal values for the extra properties
SpecificHeatCapacitycp_const123456Constant specific heat capacity at constant pressure

Contents

NameDescription
BasePropertiesBase properties of medium
ThermodynamicStateA selection of variables that uniquely defines the thermodynamic state
dynamicViscosityReturn dynamic viscosity
thermalConductivityReturn thermal conductivity
specificEntropyReturn specific entropy
specificHeatCapacityCpReturn specific heat capacity at constant pressure
specificHeatCapacityCvReturn specific heat capacity at constant volume
isentropicExponentReturn isentropic exponent
velocityOfSoundReturn velocity of sound