Modeling & Simulation

Sheet (4)
1-

𝜽𝟐 (𝒕)
𝜽𝟏 (𝒕)

2- Drive the mathematical model of the liquid system shown figure below by considering the
inputs to the system are the pressure p1 and the flow rate q2, whereas the output is the flow
rate q0

3- Obtain a state-space representation for the system when h1 and h2 are the outputs and qi1 and
qi2 are the inputs.
4- Consider the temperature control system shown below. The problem is to control the
temperature y inside the chamber. The chamber is heated by steam. The flow q of hot steam
is proportional to the valve opening x; that is, q=kqx. The valve opening x is controlled by a
solenoid and is assumed to be proportional to the solenoid current i; that is, =ksi. It is assumed
𝒅𝒚
that the chamber temperature y and the steam flow q are related by = −𝒄𝒚 + 𝒌𝒄 𝒒 where c
𝒅𝒕
depends on the insulation and the temperature difference between inside and outside the
𝒀(𝒔)
chamber. Find
𝑹(𝒔)

5- Given a room in a house that has one wall exposed to the outside (all others are interior walls,
with no heat transfer (assuming all interior rooms are at the same temperature)). The wall has
a resistance of 0.05°/W.
a) How many watts does it take to heat the room to 25°C if it is -10°C outside?
b) How hot will it be if the heater gives off 1 kW?
6- Two bodies at temperature T1 and T2 are separated by two elements with different thermal resistance
R1 and R2. Heat flows through the two elements at a rate of q. Find the equivalent thermal resistance
Req and Solve for the interface temperature between the two elements.

7- In the system below, determine the differential equations, then find the state space
representation model
8- Consider a building with a single room. The resistance of the walls between the
room and the ambient is Rra, and the thermal capacitance of the room is Cr, the heat
into the room is qi, the temperature of the room is θr, and the external temperature is
a constant, θa.

a) Draw a thermal model of the system showing all relevant quantities.

b) Draw an electrical equivalent

c) Develop a mathematical model (i.e., a differential equation).

9- Consider a situation in which we have an internal temperature, θi, and an ambient

temperature, θa with two resistances between them. An example of such a situation is your
body. There is a (nearly) constant internal temperature, there is a thermal resistance
between your core and your skin (at θs), and there is a thermal resistance between the skin
and ambient. We will call the resistance between the internal temperature and the skin
temperature Ris, and the temperature between skin and ambient Rsa.
a)Draw a thermal model of the system showing all relevant quantities.
b) Draw an electrical equivalent
c)Develop a mathematical model (i.e., an energy balance).
d) Solve for the temperature of the skin if θi, =37°C, θa =9°C, Ris=0.75°/W; for a patch of
skin and Rsa= 2.25°/W for that same patch.

Dr. Wessam Fikry