Flow Mixer

fullflow.FlowMixer

Two-inlet mixing volume with optional energy and species conservation.

FlowMixer combines two incoming streams into a single outlet stream while enforcing steady-state mass conservation. Optional energy and species balances may also be solved when the corresponding states are provided.

The outlet composition is calculated from the mass-flow-weighted mixture of the two inlet compositions.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	str	Component name
network	Network	Network that owns this component
pressure	State	Mixer pressure
volume	float	Mixer control volume
enthalpy	State, optional	Mixer specific enthalpy
temperature	State, optional	Mixer temperature
density	State, optional	Mixer density
internal_energy	State, optional	Mixer specific internal energy
heat_rate	State or float, optional	Net heat rate into the mixer
composition	Composition, optional	Mixed outlet composition
composition_in1	Composition, optional	Composition of inlet stream 1
composition_in2	Composition, optional	Composition of inlet stream 2
total_enthalpy_in1	State, optional	Total specific enthalpy of inlet stream 1
total_enthalpy_in2	State, optional	Total specific enthalpy of inlet stream 2
total_enthalpy_out	State, optional	Outlet total specific enthalpy. If omitted, the mixer enthalpy is used.
mass_flow_in1	State, optional	Inlet mass flow rate 1
mass_flow_in2	State, optional	Inlet mass flow rate 2
mass_flow_out	State, optional	Outlet mass flow rate

Iteration Variables

Name	Type	Description
pressure	State	Mixer pressure
enthalpy	State, optional	Mixer specific enthalpy when energy conservation is enabled

Residuals

Name	Type	Description
mass_balance	float	Enforces steady-state mass conservation. mass_flow_in1 + mass_flow_in2 - mass_flow_out = 0
energy_balance	float, optional	Enforces steady-state flow energy conservation. mass_flow_in1 * total_enthalpy_in1 + mass_flow_in2 * total_enthalpy_in2 - mass_flow_out * total_enthalpy_out + heat_rate = 0 Included only when energy solving is enabled.