5.3. Specific Components: Contributions to Flow and Pressure Equations
In this section, we shall consider the contributions to the mass flow-rate and pressure equations from the various components in the primary and intermediate loops. Each compressible volume contributes a b0, a b1, and a b2 in Eq. (5.2-20), and each element in each segment connecting two compressible volumes contributes a Δa0, a Δa1, a Δa2, and a Δa3 in Eq. (5.2-11), Eq. (5.2-13), Eq. (5.2-15), and Eq. (5.2-17). We shall consider compressible volumes without cover gas, compressible volumes with cover gas, pipes, intermediate heat exchangers, and pumps.