FlowPort_Special

Used to represent a flow connected to a dynamic stock that will set the rate of flow

Information

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The FlowPort_Special is the corresponding connector to the StockPort_Special and will only connect to these. While usually the rate of flow is determined by a flow component, in the case of dynamic stocks (e.g., higher order delays) the rate of outflow will be determined by the stock component and transmitted to the connected flow using the variable data

It has the following connectors:

CONNECTORTYPEDESCRIPTION
data Real

Rate of flow to be observed by connected flow element

rate (flow) Real

Flow that affects the stock

Acknowledgements

The FlowPort_Special connector class is used as MassPortF  by Peter Junglas for his approach to SystemDynamics modeling [18, Chapter 12] (see here for a system dynamics Modelica library published by Peter Junglas) and has been simplified for the Business Simulation library.

See also

StockPort_Special

Connector Variables (1)

data

Causality: None

Type: Real

Description: Flow value to be observed by connected flow element

Flow Variables (1)

rate

Type: Real

Description: Flow that affects the stock

Used in Components (2)

SplitOutflowDynamicStock

BusinessSimulation.Flows.Unidirectional

The outflow from a dynamic stock is split into n outflows proportional to the weights given

GenericFlow_Special

BusinessSimulation.Interfaces.Basics

Flow Template with a FlowPort_Special (portA)