ENERGY CONVERTER PERFORMANCE DETERMINATION BY FIXED FUNCTION BLOCKS

摘要

ENERGY CONVERTER PERFORMANCE DETERMINATION BY FIXED FUNCTION BLOCKS A system for determining performance parameters of an energy converter through the use of function blocks is disclosed. The enthalpy and entropy of the supply fluid to the converter, the enthalpy of ideal (isentropic) expansion of the converter, and the enthalpies of the fluid being extracted from each stage of the converter are determined and are selectively employed as inputs to a plurality of modules. The modules contain function blocks in a logic arrangement and produce a plurality of output signals representative of the operating performance of the energy converter.