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3.
3.1
Units
TRANSIENT: CHAPTER 4
REVISION 2.1, SEP 2010
The units that are used in the model are tabulated below.
Variable
Length
Diameter
Velocity
Temperature
Density
Viscosity
Time
Mass
Mass rate
Torque
Inertia
Force
Volume
Surface Tension
Thermal Conductivity
Heat Capacity
Youngs Modulus
Pressure
Flow type
Flow rate
Unit
metres
mm
m/sec
Celcius
kg/m3
Pa s
seconds
kg
kg/s
Nm
kg m2
N
m3
N/m
W/(m K)
J/kg K
G Pa
Bar Gauge
Volumetric
m3/hr
Input these units into the Transient Module (using Option | Units, if the Windows menu
style is used; or Init | Units, if the PIPENET menu style is used; for the remainder of this
document, it is assumed that the former style is used). Note that, to make the flow-rate
units visible, double-click on Flow type.