Hello all,

I am extremely novice to OpenModelica and am attempting to simulate the pressure and temperature of airflow starting from a compressed tank of air through a network of pipes with heat addition. I am wondering how to go about modeling this system in OpenModelica (i.e. what type of block for a bottle of compressed air, how to control the valve, etc.)

Rough Outline of Flow:
1.) Pressurized tank of air - given volume, pressure, and temperature
2.) Static Pipe - given diameter and length
3.) Compressible control valve - the valve opens after 10 seconds
4.) Dynamic Pipe with large diameter- where heat will be added
5.) Dynamic Pipe with small diameter - port b will be open to environment

I will be placing pressure and temperature sensors on both ports of the Dynamic Pipe to measure the P and T before and after heat addition.

I am really looking for any advice on how to go about modeling this.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you!