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Water and Steam Process Library

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Steam Process Library

Steam_Lib, the Steam and Water Process Library, is an easy to use yet powerful model library for analyzing thermal systems that use water and steam as working fluid. It offers a comprehensive range of models for both design and off-design analysis.

To calculate the properties of water and steam, Steam_Lib utilizes the IAPWS_IF97, which stands for the Industrial Formulation 1997 for the Thermodynamic Properties of Water and Steam, developed by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS).

Steam_Lib is a subset of several other model libraries.

generator
generator
motor
motor
W_Boiler
simple water/steam boiler model
W_Connector
connector for water streams to be used in closed loops
W_Condenser
steam condenser, water cooled
W_Cooling_Tower_dry
dry cooling tower
W_Cooling_Tower_wet
wet cooling tower
W_Deaerator
direct mixing preheater a.k.a. deaerator
W_Drum
steam drum
W_Htex
general purpose heat exchanger, water on both sides
W_Heat_sink
heat sink for water streams
W_Heat_source
heat source for water streams
W_Mixer
mixer for water streams
W_Pipe
pipe for water
W_Preheater
preheater for water/steam cycles
W_Pump
pump for water
W_Reheater
simple reheater model
W_Separator
steam separator to remove water droplets (or condensate) from steam
W_Sink
sink for a water stream
W_Source
source for a water stream
W_Splitter
splitter for water streams
W_Turbine
steam turbine
W_Turbine_end
steam turbine, end stage
W_Valve
valve for water
W_Xprescription
prescription/calculation of steam quality
Demo_Basic_Steam_Cycle
Basic Clausius-Rankine steam cycle.
Demo_Steam_Cycle_Deaerator
Clausius-Rankine steam cycle with steam extraction for direct mixing preheating in a deaerator.
Demo_Steam_Turbine_Reheat
A steam cycle with reheating in order to take advantage of the increased efficiency with higher pressures and avoid excessive moisture in the low-pressure stages of the turbine.
Demo_Water_Stream
Demonstrates the capability of the W_Stream object
Steam Cycle with Off-Design Model
Steam Cycle with deaerator. The project contains a design and off-design model/dataset