FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary

Some of the terms below are unique to FCSys (e.g., thermal independity and translational Nusselt number) or are have nontraditional definitions (e.g., configuration, continuity, density, material, and specific).

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Name	Description
'configuration'	(noun) a species in a particular phase within a subregion
'continuity'	(noun) resistivity to axial compression or material storage during transport [M N-1 T-1]
'density'	(noun) amount of material per volume [N L-3]
'equivalent current'	(noun) rate of supply of a reactant required to support the given electrical current assuming complete utilization [N T-1]
'exchange'	(noun) transfer of a conserved quantity among configurations within a region
'fluidity'	(noun) reciprocal of dynamic viscosity [L T M-1]
'Gibbs potential'	(noun) specific Gibbs energy [L2 M N-1 T-2]
'lineic'	adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated length [× L-1]
'massic'	adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated mass [× M-1]
'material'	1. (noun) quantity that represents particles, atoms, or molecules (i.e., matter) 2. (adj) of particles, atoms, or molecules
'particle number'	(noun) number of particles [N]
'specific'	adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated particle number [× N-1]
'thermal independity'	(noun) extent to which an exchange of thermal energy between species causes or requires a temperature difference [T]
'translational Nusselt number'	(noun) correction to Newton's law of viscous shear for the shape of the flow profile [1]
'transport'	(noun) transfer of a conserved quantity between adjacent subregions
'utilization'	(noun) fraction of the reactant supply that is consumed [1]
'volumic'	adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated volume [× L-3]

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'configuration'

(noun) a species in a particular phase within a subregion

Modelica definition

class 'configuration' 
  "(noun) a species in a particular phase within a subregion"

end 'configuration';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'continuity'

(noun) resistivity to axial compression or material storage during transport [M N^-1 T^-1]

Information

See ζ().

Modelica definition

class 'continuity' 
  "(noun) resistivity to axial compression or material storage during transport [M N-1 T-1]"

end 'continuity';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'density'

(noun) amount of material per volume [N L^-3]

Information

Synonyms: concentration, molar concentration, number density

Note that mass per volume is volumic mass (see massic).

Modelica definition

class 'density' 
  "(noun) amount of material per volume [N L-3]"

end 'density';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'equivalent current'

(noun) rate of supply of a reactant required to support the given electrical current assuming complete utilization [N T^-1]

Modelica definition

class 'equivalent current' 
  "(noun) rate of supply of a reactant required to support the given electrical current assuming complete utilization [N T-1]"

end 'equivalent current';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'exchange'

(noun) transfer of a conserved quantity among configurations within a region

Modelica definition

class 'exchange' 
  "(noun) transfer of a conserved quantity among configurations within a region"

end 'exchange';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'fluidity'

(noun) reciprocal of dynamic viscosity [L T M^-1]

Information

See η().

Modelica definition

class 'fluidity' 
  "(noun) reciprocal of dynamic viscosity [L T M-1]"

end 'fluidity';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'Gibbs potential'

(noun) specific Gibbs energy [L² M N^-1 T^-2]

Modelica definition

class 'Gibbs potential' 
  "(noun) specific Gibbs energy [L2 M N-1 T-2]"

end 'Gibbs potential';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'lineic'

adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated length [× L^-1]

Modelica definition

class 'lineic' 
  "adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated length [× L-1]"

end 'lineic';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'massic'

adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated mass [× M^-1]

Modelica definition

class 'massic' 
  "adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated mass [× M-1]"

end 'massic';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'material'

1. (noun) quantity that represents particles, atoms, or molecules (i.e., matter)
2. (adj) of particles, atoms, or molecules

Modelica definition

class 'material' "1. (noun) quantity that represents particles, atoms, or molecules (i.e., matter)

2. (adj) of particles, atoms, or molecules"

end 'material';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'particle number'

(noun) number of particles [N]

Information

Note that particle number is equivalent to amount of material due to the system of units (see the Units package).

Modelica definition

class 'particle number' 
  "(noun) number of particles [N]"

end 'particle number';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'specific'

adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated particle number [× N^-1]

Modelica definition

class 'specific' 
  "adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated particle number [× N-1]"

end 'specific';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'thermal independity'

(noun) extent to which an exchange of thermal energy between species causes or requires a temperature difference [T]

Information

See ν().

Modelica definition

class 'thermal independity' 
  "(noun) extent to which an exchange of thermal energy between species causes or requires a temperature difference [T]"

end 'thermal independity';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'translational Nusselt number'

(noun) correction to Newton's law of viscous shear for the shape of the flow profile [1]

Modelica definition

class 'translational Nusselt number' 
  "(noun) correction to Newton's law of viscous shear for the shape of the flow profile [1]"

end 'translational Nusselt number';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'transport'

(noun) transfer of a conserved quantity between adjacent subregions

Modelica definition

class 'transport' 
  "(noun) transfer of a conserved quantity between adjacent subregions"

end 'transport';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'utilization'

(noun) fraction of the reactant supply that is consumed [1]

Modelica definition

class 'utilization' 
  "(noun) fraction of the reactant supply that is consumed [1]"

end 'utilization';

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FCSys.UsersGuide.Glossary.'volumic'

adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated volume [× L^-3]

Information

Example: volumic mass [M L^-3]

Modelica definition

class 'volumic' 
  "adjective that indicates the quotient of the following quantity and its associated volume [× L-3]"

end 'volumic';