.ThermoCycle.UsersGuide.Overview .ThermoCycle.UsersGuide.OverviewThe ThermoCycle library aims at providing a robust framework to model small-capacity thermal systems, with a focus on organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and heat pump systems. The goal is to provide a fully opensource integrated solution going from thermodynamic properties, using CoolProp, to the simulation of complex systems with their control strategy.
The library is designed for system level simulations and the models are either discretized in one dimensions or based on lumped parameters approximations. Homogeneous one and two-phase flow are taken into account, while non-homogeneous, multi-phase flows are not considered yet. The connectors used in the library are compatible with the interfaces of the Modelica Standard Library and the models are able to handle reverse flow.