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MediaModels.BaseProperties_MoistAir ​

Moist-air (dry air + water vapor) property model using (p, T, Xi) as states.

Xi is the water-vapor mass fraction. Exposes density, specific enthalpy and internal energy, cv, gas constant R, and relative humidity phi at the bound state. medium_data carries the species data and is required.

Usage ​

HVACComponents.MediaModels.BaseProperties_MoistAir(medium_data, p_start, T_start, Xi_start, d_start=HVACComponents.d_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data), h_start=HVACComponents.h_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data), e_start=HVACComponents.e_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data), cv_start=HVACComponents.cv_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data), R_start=HVACComponents.gasConstant_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data), phi_start=HVACComponents.relativeHumidity_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data))

Parameters: ​

NameDescriptionUnitsDefault value
medium_dataMoist-air medium properties–
p_startInitial pressure [Pa] (solver guess for p)Pa
T_startInitial temperature [K] (solver guess for T)K
Xi_startInitial water-vapor mass fraction [-] (solver guess for Xi)–
d_startInitial density [kg/m^3] (derived from p_start, T_start, Xi_start)–HVACComponents.d_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data)
h_startInitial specific enthalpy [J/kg] (derived from p_start, T_start, Xi_start)–HVACComponents.h_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data)
e_startInitial specific internal energy [J/kg] (derived from p_start, T_start, Xi_start)–HVACComponents.e_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data)
cv_startInitial specific heat at constant volume [J/(kg.K)] (derived from p_start, T_start, Xi_start)–HVACComponents.cv_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data)
R_startInitial specific gas constant [J/(kg.K)] (derived from p_start, T_start, Xi_start)–HVACComponents.gasConstant_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data)
phi_startInitial relative humidity [-] (derived from p_start, T_start, Xi_start)–HVACComponents.relativeHumidity_pTX(p_start, T_start, Xi_start, medium_data)

Variables ​

NameDescriptionUnits
pPressure [Pa]–
TTemperature [K]–
XiWater-vapor mass fraction [-]–
dDensity [kg/m^3]–
hSpecific enthalpy [J/kg]–
eSpecific internal energy [J/kg]–
cvSpecific heat at constant volume [J/(kg.K)]–
RSpecific gas constant [J/(kg.K)]–
phiRelative humidity [-]–