WOLFRAM SYSTEM MODELER
PipeWithScalarFieldVisualizing a pipe with scalar field quantities along the pipe axis |
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Diagram
Wolfram Language
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SystemModel["Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Visualizers.PipeWithScalarField"]
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Information
This information is part of the Modelica Standard Library maintained by the Modelica Association.
Model PipeWithScalarField visualizes a pipe and a scalar field along the pipe axis. The latter is shown by mapping the scalar field to color values with a color map and utilizing this color at the perimeter associated with the corresponding axis location. Typically the scalar field value is a temperature, but might be also another quantity. Predefined color maps are available from MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors.ColorMaps and can be selected via parameter "colorMap". A color map with the corresponding scalar field values can be exported as vector-graphics in svg-format with function MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors.colorMapToSvg. Connector frame_a of this component is located in the center of the circle at the left side of the pipe and the pipe axis is oriented along the x-axis of frame_a, see figure below in which frame_a is visualized with a coordinate system:
The color coding is shown in the next figure. It was generated with MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors.colorMapToSvg using the following call:
colorMapToSvg(Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors.ColorMaps.jet(),
height=50, nScalars=6, T_max=100, caption="Temperature in C");
Parameters (11)
| animation |
Value: true Type: Boolean Description: = true, if animation shall be enabled |
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| rOuter |
Value: Type: Radius (m) Description: Outer radius of pipe |
| length |
Value: Type: Length (m) Description: Length of pipe |
| xsi |
Value: Modelica.Math.Vectors.relNodePositions(12) Type: Real[:] Description: Vector of relative positions along the pipe with x[1] = 0, x[end] = 1 |
| T_min |
Value: Type: Real Description: Minimum value of T that corresponds to colorMap[1,:] |
| T_max |
Value: Type: Real Description: Maximum value of T that corresponds to colorMap[end,:] |
| n_colors |
Value: 64 Type: Integer Description: Number of colors in the colorMap |
| specularCoefficient |
Value: 0.7 Type: SpecularCoefficient Description: Reflection of ambient light (= 0: light is completely absorbed) |
| transparency |
Value: 0 Type: Real Description: Transparency of shape: 0 (= opaque) ... 1 (= fully transparent) |
| n_rOuter |
Value: 30 Type: Integer Description: Number of points along outer radius |
| n_length |
Value: 20 Type: Integer Description: Number of points along length |
Inputs (1)
| T |
Type: Real[size(xsi, 1)] Description: Vector of values at positions xsi*length (will be visualized by color) |
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Connectors (1)
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frame_a |
Type: Frame_a Description: Coordinate system in which visualization data is resolved |
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Components (2)
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world |
Type: World Description: World coordinate system + gravity field + default animation definition |
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pipe |
Type: PipeWithScalarField Description: Visualizing a pipe with a scalar field |
Revisions
- July 2010 by Martin Otter
Adapted to the new Surface model. - July 2005 by Dirk Zimmer (practical training at DLR)
First version to visualize a multi-level tyre wheel model.