Fluid

Overview

This section provides a brief overview of the Fluid table.

The Fluid table lists the fluids and their categories.

In Data Setup, this table should be assigned to the Fluid item in the resource table of HVAC Specification Resources.

Table Description

To customize the table, enter all possible fluids available in a resource set.

A typical Fluid table is shown below:


Fluid	Fluid Category	V_FluidDensity
Spring water	Water	1000kg_m3
Sparkling water	Water	1000kg_m3
Seawater	Water	1000kg_m3
Gas oil	Fuel	840kg_m3
Gasoline	Fuel	710kg_m3

The columns definitions are as follow:


Column Name	Column Type	Link to Table	Link to Column
Fluid	String	-	-
Fluid Category	String	Fluid Category	Fluid Category
V_FluidDensity	Density	-	-

Note: The fluid density column has to be added manually on R2018x with the exact name V_FluidDensity. The column becomes automatically a DS mandatory column on R2019x.

The table has the following attribute:

Standard