LiquidTurbine_abg.tex ( -o -ss)

MTT command:

mtt -o -ss LiquidTurbine abg tex

Figure 5.1: System LiquidTurbine: acausal bond graph

The acausal bond graph of system LiquidTurbine is displayed in Figure 5.1 (on page ) and its label file is listed in Section 5.1.1 (on page ). The subsystems are listed in Section 5.1.2 (on page ).

LiquidTurbine can be regarded as a single-spool gas turbine with an incompressible working fluid. Of course, such a device cannot convert heat to work; however, it provides a useful first step towards modelling a gas turbine.

There are three main components:

1. p1 - a leaky pump lPump component. This is analogous to the gas turbine compressor.
2. c1 - a tank Tank component. This is analogous to the gas turbine combustion chamber.
3. t1 - a leaky turbine lTurb component. This is analogous to the gas turbine turbine.

The components In and Out provide the inlet and outlet conditions.