Isobaric dynamic mass balance
In the volumes (and derived components) dynamic_mass_bamancecan be set to:
-
false→BQ=0: inflows equal outflows. -
true→BQ=V*der(rho): the inflow/outflow inbalance compensate compression/dilation.
In ThermoSysPro the der(rho) term is generally decomposed in the ddph*der(P) (isenthalpic) and ddhp*der(h) (isobaric) terms.
I'am wondering whether an intermediate choice to take into account only the isobaric term, aka the thermal dilatation, would be a good enhancement for the library. I think this would make sense at least for liquid water for a couple of reasons:
- Liquid water is generally considered as incompressible (
ddph~0). - Variations of
htravel slowly (transported by the mass flow) compared toPvariations: it should be easier to solve the isobaric term only than the whole equation.
This could be useful for example to model the thermal dilatation in the primary circuit of a PWR ( @viola.ferrara).