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Cap (TL)

Perfectly insulated stop to fluid flow

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  • Cap (TL) block

Libraries:
Simscape / Foundation Library / Thermal Liquid / Elements

Description

The Cap (TL) block represents a terminus to a thermal liquid branch. The stop is perfectly insulated, preventing heat transfer with its surroundings.

You can use this block to terminate thermal liquid ports on other blocks that you want to cap. This is not necessary because if you leave a conserving port unconnected, the physical network sets all the Through variables at that port to 0. However, terminator blocks improve diagram readability.

You can also use this block to set the initial pressure and temperature at a node.

Variables

To set the priority and initial target values for the block variables prior to simulation, use the Initial Targets section in the block dialog box or Property Inspector. For more information, see Set Priority and Initial Target for Block Variables and Initial Conditions for Blocks with Finite Gas Volume.

Nominal values provide a way to specify the expected magnitude of a variable in a model. Using system scaling based on nominal values increases the simulation robustness. Nominal values can come from different sources, one of which is the Nominal Values section in the block dialog box or Property Inspector. For more information, see Modify Nominal Values for a Block Variable.

Ports

Conserving

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Thermal liquid conserving port where the mass flow rate and energy flow rate are both equal to zero.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2013b

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