Other - Create Network Representation Heat Exchanger

Create Network Representation Heat Exchanger enables you to create a flow-through or looped heat exchanger.

Name	The Name appears in the Project Manager window, history tree, and 3D Modeler window.
Plane	Plane specifies the plane on which to create the heat exchanger.
Flow Direction	Under Flow Direction, specify the direction of the flow and which sides are present (low and/or high).
Dimensions	Under Dimensions, specify the x, y, and z coordinate locations and the length and thickness of the heat exchanger.
Properties	Under Properties, specify Flow Through or Looped. For flow through heat exchangers, specify the Inlet Temperature. For looped, specify the Ambient Temperature.
Resistance Defined By	Under Resistance Defined By, define resistance by specifying a heat transfer coefficient or thermal conductance.
Misc	Under Misc, specify the number of faces on each side and the Mass Flow Rate and Specific Heat.

Iron Python Script – Network_Representation_Heat_Exchanger.py:

The following is the toolkit's scripting information.

data = ["ng",

'Length Unit:meter',

'Temperature Unit:cel',

'HTC Unit:w_per_m2kel',

'Thermal Conductance Unit:W_per_Kel',

'Mass Flow Unit:kg_per_s',

'Specific Heat Unit:J_per_Kelkg',

'Plane:XY',

'xS:0.0',

'yS:0.0',

'zS:0.0',

'Length1:0.1',

'Length2:0.1',

'Thickness:0.01',

'Flow Direction:1',

'Low Side Present:True',

'High Side Present:True',

'Type:Flow Through',

'Temperature:20.0',

'Resistance Defined By:HTC',

'HTC Value:1.0',

'Thermal Conductance Value:1.0',

'Faces per side:10',

'Mass Flow Rate:1.0',

'Specific Heat:1005'

]

oDesign.RunToolkit("SysLib", "Geometry/Other/Network_Representation_Heat_Exchanger", data)