modelAlphas

Specify Heat Transfer Coefficient (alpha)

Extends from PartialSinglePhase.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Booleanuse_RadHT (from PartialHeatTransfer_setQ_flows)false=true to turn on radiative heat transfer
Internal Interface
RealnParallel (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)1Number of parallel components
IntegerflagIdeal (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)0Flag for models to handle ideal boundary
IntegernSurfaces (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)1Number of heat transfer surfaces
Advanced
SI.ReynoldsNumberRe_lam (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)2300Laminar transition Reynolds number
SI.ReynoldsNumberRe_turb (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)4000Turbulent transition Reynolds number
Units.NonDimCF (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)1.0Correction Factor: Q = CF*alpha*A*dT
Units.NonDim[nSurfaces]CFs (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)fill(CF, nSurfaces)if non-uniform then set

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
HeatAndMassTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_Flow[nSurfaces]heatPorts (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Medium.ThermodynamicStatestate (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Thermodynamic state of fluid
SI.Velocityv (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Fluid Velocity
SI.Diameterdimension (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Characteristic dimension (e.g. hydraulic diameter)
SI.AreacrossArea (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Cross sectional flow area
SI.Area[nSurfaces]surfaceAreas (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Surface area for heat transfer
SI.TemperatureT_fluid (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Medium.temperature(state)Fluid temperature
SI.Temperature[nSurfaces]Ts_wall (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)heatPorts.TWall temperature
SI.MassFlowRatem_flow (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Fluid mass flow rate
SI.ReynoldsNumberRe (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Reynolds number
SI.PrandtlNumberPr (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Prandtl number
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer[nSurfaces]alphas (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Coefficient of heat transfer
SI.NusseltNumber[nSurfaces]Nus (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)Nusselt number
SI.HeatFlowRate[nSurfaces]Q_flows (from PartialHeatTransfer_setT)heatPorts.Q_flow/nParallelHeat flow rate
SI.Emissivityepsilon (from PartialHeatTransfer_setQ_flows)1Emissivity
SI.Emissivity[nSurfaces]epsilons (from PartialHeatTransfer_setQ_flows)fill(epsilon, nSurfaces)if non-uniform then set
SI.HeatFlowRate[nSurfaces]Q_flows_radHT (from PartialHeatTransfer_setQ_flows)Radiation heat transfer flow rate
SI.HeatFlowRate[nSurfaces]Qs_add (from PartialHeatTransfer_setQ_flows)zeros(nSurfaces)Additional sources of heat transfer
TRANSFORM.Media.BaseProperties1PhasemediaProps (from PartialSinglePhase)Bulk fluid properties
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferalpha00Coefficient of heat transfer
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer[nSurfaces]alphas0fill(alpha0, nSurfaces)if non-uniform then set