References

Ambient temperature node.

Compute_cycle_error(p_source,h_source,p_sink,h_sink;reltol = 1e-8) * Computes cycle end point mismatch in states - between sink and source.

returns `nothing`

Shows error incase of mismatch

Compute_cycle_error(sol::ODESolution,system::Vector{ODESystem};reltol = 1e-8)

CoolPropGasPhaseCheck Checks if state point is Gas. Passes through an assert statement.

CoolPropLiquidPhaseCheck Checks if state point is Liquid. Passes through an assert statement.

Makes node for port connections. This node is Pressure,Enthalpy, Mass flow rate and mass fraction of first fluid (incase of Clapyeron Mixture).

HeatPort: Variables are Q, tin, Tout

IsentropicCompression(πc, h_in, p_in,fluid,η)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid
  5. η : Isentropic Efficiency

• returns : Outlet enthalpy after isentropic compression

IsentropicCompressionClapeyron(πc, h_in, p_in,z,fluid,η)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid
  5. z : Moles
  6. η : Isentropic Efficiency

• returns : Outlet enthalpy after isentropic compression

IsentropicExpansion(πc, h_in, p_in,fluid,η)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid
  5. η : Isentropic Efficiency

• returns : Outlet enthalpy after isentropic expansion

IsentropicExpansionClapeyron(πc, h_in, p_in,z,fluid,η)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid
  5. z : Moles
  6. η : Isentropic Efficiency

• returns : Outlet enthalpy after isentropic expansion

IsochoricCompression(πc, h_in, p_in,fluid)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after isochoric compression

IsochoricCompressionClapeyron(πc, h_in, p_in,z::Array,fluid::EoSModel)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. z : Moles
  5. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after isochoric compression

IsochoricExpansion(πc, h_in, p_in,fluid)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after isochoric expansion

IsochoricExpansionClapeyron(πc, h_in, p_in,z::Array,fluid::EoSModel)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. z : Moles
  5. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after isochoric expansion

IsothermalCompression(πc, h_in, p_in,fluid)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after Isothermal Compression

IsothermalCompressionClapeyron(πc, h_in, p_in,z,fluid::EoSModel)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. z : Moles
  5. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after Isothermal compression

IsothermalExpansion(πc, h_in, p_in,fluid)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after Isothermal Expansion

IsothermalExpansionClapeyron(πc, h_in, p_in,z,fluid::EoSModel)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. h_in : Inlet Enthalpy
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. z : Moles
  5. fluid: Fluid

• Output -> Outlet enthalpy after Isothermal expansion

MassSink` - Sets the final port input values to the variables. Use as a sink for the simulation.

MassSource - Initilizes cycle start point. Requires initial enthalpy,pressure and Mass flow rate if CoolProp fluid is used else uses enthalpy,pressure, Mass flow rate, and mass fraction of first fluid if Clapeyron Fluid is used.

PT_IsentropicExpansionClapeyron(model::EoSModel,T_in,p_in,z,πc,η)

• Arguments:

  1. πc : Pressure Ratio
  2. T_in : Inlet Temperature
  3. p_in : Inlet Pressure
  4. fluid: Fluid
  5. z : Moles
  6. η : Isentropic Efficiency

• returns : Outlet Temperature after isentropic expansion

Makes node for port connections. This node is Pressure,Temperature, Mass flow rate and mass fraction of first fluid (incase of Clapyeron Mixture). Use this when the two-phase details of the fluid are not necessary.

Storage port that connect the storage HTF to the thermal storage. Contains Temperature and mass flow rate of the HTF.

load_fluid(x::AbstractString) - fixes fluid for simulation through components using CoolProp as backend.

load_fluid(x::Clapeyron.EoSModel) - fixes fluid for simulation through components using Clapeyron as backend

mass_to_moles(model::EoSModel,x,mass) : convert mass of fluid to number of moles based on the composition of 1st fluid by mass x