From dfa39959b20f35d24510e5bb475858b7b1d4ae24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francesco Witte Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 16:43:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add a couple of sentences towards different mixture types --- docs/modules/fluid_properties.rst | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/modules/fluid_properties.rst b/docs/modules/fluid_properties.rst index 24d2a5958..e667b795a 100644 --- a/docs/modules/fluid_properties.rst +++ b/docs/modules/fluid_properties.rst @@ -60,14 +60,21 @@ Incompressible fluids If you are looking for heat transfer fluids, the list of incompressible `fluids `__ might be interesting for you. In contrast to the pure fluids, the properties -cover liquid state only. TESPy supports using pure incompressibles as well as -the predefined mixtures. +cover liquid state only. Fluid mixtures ++++++++++++++ -CoolProp provides a back end for predefined mixtures, which is rather instable -using HEOS. If you want to use the mixture feature of CoolProp we recommend -using the REFPROP back end instead. +TESPy provides suppport for three types of mixtures: + +- ideal: Mixtures for gases only. +- ideal-cond: Mixture for gases with condensation calculation for water share. +- incompressible: Mixtures for incompressible fluids. + +Furthermore, CoolProp provides a back end for predefined mixtures, which is +rather instable using HEOS. Using the CoolProp mixture back-end is not tested, +reach out if you would like to support us in adopting the TESPy implementation. +In general, to use the mixture feature of CoolProp we recommend using the +REFPROP back end instead of HEOS. Using other engines -------------------