Fluid Select Input
Routes the flow from one of the two inputs to the output (the input is set in the parameter
Select).
FluidSelectInput
is a zero-capacity block, it does not contain any amount of fluid.
If required, you can set the
Limited output rate
option and define the upper limit for the rate in the parameter
Maximum output rate. The specified rate cannot be lower than the value of
Utils.RATE_TOLERANCE
constant, i.e. 1.0e-9. If rate value falls below this value after recalculation, it will be snapped to 0.
The output batch of the
FluidSelectInput
block is the same as the one at the selected input. The
On new batch
… actions can be used to switch the input depending on the incoming batches.
Changing the input dynamically at model runtime
The input selected at design time can be changed at runtime by calling the
functions
toggle()
and
select().
For example, the block is named
selectInput.
To select input 1 at runtime, call:
selectInput.select(1)
To select input 2:
selectInput.select(2)
Parameters
- Select
- Here you can choose whether the flow from
Input 1, or
Input 2
goes into the output. When the input 1 is selected, input 2 is blocked, and vice versa. If the value is set to
true, the flow goes from the input 1.
Syntax:
boolean selectInput1
- Limited output rate
- If the option is selected (the value is equal to
true), you are able to specify a custom upper limit of the output rate.
Syntax:
boolean limitRateOut
Change the value at runtime:
set_limitRateOut(true
or
false)
- Maximum output rate
- [Visible and applies only if the
Limited output rate
option is set] Custom upper limit of the output rate. The default value is 10 cubic meters per second.
Syntax:
double maxRateOut
Set new value at runtime:
set_maxRateOut(new value)
-
Animation
- Show batches in flowchart
- If set, the block icon will display the current batch color.
Syntax:
boolean showBatchesInFlowchart
-
Actions
- On new batch at input 1
[code]
- Action executed when a new batch appears at the
Input 1. It will not necessarily start flowing into the block. You can, for example, change the selected input in this action.
Local variable:
Object batch
- the batch
- On new batch at input 2
[code]
- Action executed when a new batch appears at the
Input 2. It will not necessarily start flowing into the block. You can, for example, change the selected input in this action.
Local variable:
Object batch
- the batch
- On rate change
[code]
- Action executed when any of the flow rates changes. Please note that changing something in the action may result in another immediate rate change and immediately following another call of
On rate change, so the user can possibly create a livelock.
Local variables:
double in1rate
- the current input rate at port
in1
double in2rate
- the current input rate at port
in2
double outrate
- the current output rate
Functions
double amountPassed()
- Returns the total amount passed through the
output port
since the start of the simulation.
double amountPassed(AmountUnits units)
- Returns the total amount of fluid (in given units) passed through the out port of the block since the start of the simulation.
void resetStats()
- Resets statistics collected for this block, including the statistics collected for its ports.
double currentRate()
- Returns the current flow rate of fluid that goes out.
double currentRate(FlowRateUnits units)
- Returns the current flow rate (in given units) of fluid at the block output.
int toggle()
- Selects the input different from the one currently selected. Returns
1
if input 1 becomes selected or
2
if input 2 becomes selected.
select(int input)
- Selects the specified input (input
argument must be 1 or 2).
Ports
- in1
- The upper input port, Input 1.
- in2
- The lower input port, Input 2.
- out
- The output port.