FixedHeatFlow

Fixed heat flow boundary condition

    FixedHeatFlow

Library

Thermal/HeatTransfer/Sources

Description

This model allows a specified amount of heat flow rate to be "injected" into a thermal system at a given port. The constant amount of heat flow rate Q_flow is given as a parameter. The heat flows into the component to which the component FixedHeatFlow is connected, if parameter Q_flow is positive.

If parameter alpha is <> 0, the heat flow is multiplied by (1 + alpha*(port.T - T_ref)) in order to simulate temperature dependent losses (which are given with respect to reference temperature T_ref).

Parameters

FixedHeatFlow_0

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_Q_flow

Q_flow

Fixed heat flow rate at port

Scalar

mo_T_ref

T_ref

Reference temperature

Scalar

mo_alpha

alpha

Temperature coefficient of heat flow rate

Scalar

Ports

NameTypeDescriptionIO TypeNumber

port

implicit

output

1