Heat Exchanger

Create Function

For creating a single heat exchanger unit:

For creating multiple heat exchangers at once:

Component Table Data

net.heat_exchanger

Parameter	Datatype	Value Range	Explanation
name	string		Name of the heat exchanger
from_junction	integer	\(>\) 0	Index of junction at which the heat exchanger starts
to_junction	integer	\(>\) 0	Index of junction at which the heat exchanger ends
diameter_m	float	\(\gt\) 0	Equivalent inner diameter of the heat exchanger [m]
qext_w	float		The heat flow entering or leaving the heat exchanger [W]
loss_coefficient	float	\(\geq\) 0	An additional loss coefficient which might account for e.g. bends
in_service	boolean	True / False	Specifies if the heat exchanger is in service.
type	string		Type variable to classify heat exchangers

Result Table Data

net.res_heat_exchanger

Parameter	Datatype	Explanation
v_mean_m_per_s	float	The mean velocity of fluid in the heat exchanger [m/s]
p_from_bar	float	Pressure at “from”-junction [bar]
p_to_bar	float	Pressure at “to”-junction [bar]
t_from_k	float	Temperature at “from”-junction [K]
t_to_k	float	Temperature at “to”-junction [K]
mdot_from_kg_per_s	float	Mass flow into heat exchanger [kg/s]
mdot_to_kg_per_s	float	Mass flow out of heat exchanger [kg/s]
vdot_norm_m3_per_s	float	Norm volume flow [m^3/s]
reynolds	float	Average Reynolds number