All unit operations
Heater / Cooler simulation
1 inlet -> 1 outlet
Governing equations
The exact equations the solver works for a heater / cooler — the same math shown in the app's "Theory" panel, not a black box.
- Q
- duty [W] — heat added (+) or removed (−); this is the knob you set
- F
- molar flow [mol/s]
- h
- molar enthalpy [J/mol] — the stream's heat content; Q shifts it and the new temperature follows from the thermo package
- T
- temperature [K] — an outcome of the enthalpy change, not an input
- P
- pressure [Pa]
Parameters
exactly one of: duty [W, +heat/-cool] OR outlet_temperature [K]; optional pressure_drop [Pa]