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This information is part of the Business Simulation Library (BSL).

The FlowPort is the counter part to the StockPort and contains an acausal connector with the Real potential variable stock indicating the stored amount in a connected reservoir and the Real flow variable rate indicating the rate of flow into the connected stock (rate < 0) or out of the connected stock (rate > 0).

There are also two Boolean input variables, which indicate whether draining the connected reservoir (stopOutflow) or filling it (stopInflow) is prohibited. These signals originate with the connected stock.

stock	Causality: None Type: Real Description: The current amount of 'mass' in a connected stock
stopInflow	Causality: Input Type: Boolean Description: = true, if nothing can flow into a connected stock
stopOutflow	Causality: Input Type: Boolean Description: = true, if nothing can flow out of a connected stock

rate	Type: Rate (1/s) Description: Flow that affects the stock

Used in Components (17)

	CheckValveInflow BusinessSimulation.Flows.Unidirectional Flow is only passed on if it fills the connected stock
	CheckValveOutflow BusinessSimulation.Flows.Unidirectional Flow is only passed on if it drains the connected stock
	Reservoir BusinessSimulation.MoleculesOfStructure.Transceivers A single stock drained by an outflow at a given rate
	Chain BusinessSimulation.MoleculesOfStructure.Transceivers A chain of serially connected reservoirs
	Diffusion BusinessSimulation.MoleculesOfStructure.Actuators Social diffusion via direct contacts and/or a basic conversion rate
	FlowPortSensor BusinessSimulation.Sensors Level information for an outside FlowPort
	FlowPortSensor_Control BusinessSimulation.Sensors Level information for an outside FlowPort
	StockPortSensor BusinessSimulation.Sensors Rate of flow information from stock ports
	StockPortSensor_Control BusinessSimulation.Sensors Rate of flow information from stock ports
	GenericFlow BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.Basics Flow Template with two FlowPorts
	GenericFlow_Special BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.Basics Flow Template with a FlowPort_Special (portA)
	GenericSourceOrSink BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.Basics SinkOrSource template with one flow port
	FlowPort BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.PartialCLD Single flow port with optional flow reporting
	Delay BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.PartialCLD Partial model of a delay for CLD+ modeling
	Flow BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.PartialCLD Partial interaction for causal loop diagramming
	Interaction BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.PartialCLD Partial interaction for causal loop diagramming
	BaseSubsystem BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.PartialSubsystems Partial subsystem with flexible number of connectors

FlowPort

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See also

Connector Variables (3)

Flow Variables (1)

Used in Components (17)

Extended by (1)