modelConductionElement

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This model represents an element with a fixed volume (fig. 1). The mass inside the volume is assumed quasi-stationary, meaning it is computed statically using the volume and density, and the inlet mass flow is coupled to the outlet mass flow.

Because of this, the ConductionElement cannot be used as a loop breaker.

The advantage of this approach is that multiple ConductionElements can be connected in series without causing oscillations or fast eigenvalues between their masses. The ConductionElement implements conservation of mass and energy equations for the fluid contained within the component.

For further details, see the documentation of the base class Internal.PartialConductionElement.

The useHeatTransferPropertyInput option can be selected to enable input connectors for the overall heat transfer coefficient U or the thermal conductance k = U*A. The resistanceFromAU checkbox determines which quantity is activated:

• useHeatTransferPropertyInput = true and resistanceFromAU = true: enables the U input (overall heat transfer coefficient)
• useHeatTransferPropertyInput = true and resistanceFromAU = false: enables the k input (thermal conductance)
• useHeatTransferPropertyInput = false and resistanceFromAU = true: enables the U parameter (overall heat transfer coefficient)
• useHeatTransferPropertyInput = false and resistanceFromAU = false: enables the k parameter (thermal conductance)

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