Thermal Liquid Domain

To view the complete domain source file, at the MATLAB^® Command prompt, type:

open([matlabroot '/toolbox/physmod/simscape/library/m/+foundation/+thermal_liquid/thermal_liquid.ssc'])

Abbreviated thermal liquid domain declaration is shown below, with intermediate lookup table values omitted for readability.

domain thermal_liquid
% Thermal Liquid Domain

% Copyright 2012-2022 The MathWorks, Inc.

parameters
    % Default liquid property tables for water
    % Rows of the tables correspond to the temperature vector
    % Columns of the tables correspond to the pressure vector

    T_TLU = {[273.1600:10:373.16]', 'K'  }; % Temperature vector
    p_TLU = {[0.01, 0.1, 5:5:50],   'MPa'}; % Pressure vector

    pT_validity_TLU = {[
        1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        0     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        0     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        0     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        0     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        0     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        0     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
        ], '1'}; % Pressure-temperature validity matrix

    rho_TLU = {[
        999.8    999.8    ... 	978.2     980.3
        ], 'kg/m^3'}; % Density table

    u_TLU = {[
        0.0002    0.0018  ... 	407.1700  405.9800
        ], 'kJ/kg'}; % Specific internal energy table

    nu_TLU = {[
        1.7917    1.7914  ...	0.3000    0.3007
        ], 'mm^2/s'}; % Kinematic viscosity table

    cp_TLU  = {[
        4.2199    4.2194  ...	4.1245    4.1157
        ], 'kJ/(kg*K)'}; % Specific heat at constant pressure table

    k_TLU = {[
        561.0400  561.0900 ...	703.3500  706.0000
        ], 'mW/(m*K)'}; % Thermal conductivity table

    beta_TLU = {[
        1.9649    1.9654  ...	2.3455    2.3788
        ], 'GPa'}; % Isothermal bulk modulus table

    alpha_TLU = {1e-4 * [
        -0.6790   -0.6760 ...	6.8590    6.8000
        ], '1/K'}; % Isobaric thermal expansion coefficient table

    mu_TLU = {[
        1.79134166000000  ...	0.294776210000000
        ], 'cP'}; % Dynamic viscosity table

    Pr_TLU = {[
        13.4736964762477  ...	1.71842839588810
        ], '1'}; % Prandtl number table
end

parameters
    pT_region_flag   = {1,        '1'       }; % Valid pressure-temperature region parameterization
    %                                            0 - By minimum and maximum value
    %                                            1 - By validity matrix
    T_min            = {273.16,   'K'       }; % Minimum valid temperature
    T_max            = {373.16,   'K'       }; % Maximum valid temperature
    p_min            = {0.01,     'MPa'     }; % Minimum valid pressure
    p_max            = {50,       'MPa'     }; % Maximum valid pressure
    p_atm            = {0.101325, 'MPa'     }; % Atmospheric pressure
    properties_range_check = simscape.enum.assert.action.error; % Pressure and temperature outside valid range
    %                                                             0 - none
    %                                                             1 - warn
    %                                                             2 - error
    k_cv             = {1.43e-4,  'kg/(m*s)'}; % Ratio of thermal conductivity to specific heat
    max_aspect_ratio = {5,        '1'       }; % Maximum component aspect ratio (length/diameter) for thermal conduction
end

variables
    p = {0.1, 'MPa'}; % Pressure
    T = {300, 'K'  }; % Temperature
end

variables (Balancing=true)
    mdot = {0, 'kg/s'}; % Mass flow rate
    Phi  = {0, 'kW'  }; % Energy flow rate
end

end

It contains the following variables and parameters:

Across variable p (absolute pressure), in MPa
Through variable mdot (mass flow rate), in kg/s
Across variable T (temperature), in kelvin
Through variable Phi (energy flow rate), in kW
Parameter pT_region_flag, defining the valid pressure-temperature region parametrization, with two values:
- 0 — By minimum and maximum value
- 1 — By validity matrix
Parameter T_min, defining the minimum valid temperature
Parameter p_min, defining the minimum valid pressure
Parameter T_max, defining the maximum valid temperature
Parameter p_max, defining the maximum valid pressure
Parameter p_atm, defining the atmospheric pressure
Parameter k_cv, defining the ratio of thermal conductivity to specific heat
Parameter max_aspect_ratio, defining the maximum component aspect ratio (length/diameter) for thermal conduction

It also contains lookup tables for the following liquid thermodynamic properties:

Density
Specific internal energy
Kinematic viscosity
Specific heat at constant pressure
Thermal conductivity
Isothermal bulk modulus
Isobaric thermal expansion coefficient
Dynamic viscosity
Prandtl number

These parameter declarations propagate to the components connected to the Thermal Liquid domain, and therefore you can use them in the tablelookup function in the component equations. In particular, the thermal liquid blocks in the Foundation library use these lookup tables for interpolation purposes.

To refer to this domain in your custom component declarations, use the following syntax:

foundation.thermal_liquid.thermal_liquid

Thermal Liquid Domain

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