The FluidEnter block accepts the flow from the connected FluidExit block. The block is designed to set up flow networks dynamically, for example, when the network configuration is read from a database, or when dynamic re-routing is needed between multiple parts of the network, such as replicated fragments, which may not be well managed by FluidSelectOutput and FluidSelectInput blocks.
The connections are set on the FluidExit block side, FluidEnter blocks passively accept them.
A FluidEnter block can be connected to at most one FluidExit block at a time, and vice versa.
Input rate is unlimited, while the output rate cat be limited to the specified value. The specified rate cannot be lower than the value of Utils.RATE_TOLERANCE constant, that is, 1.0e-9. If the rate value falls below this value after recalculation, it will be snapped to 0.
Demo model: FluidEnter and FluidExit Open the model page in AnyLogic Cloud. There you can run the model or download it (by clicking Model source files). Demo model: FluidEnter and FluidExitOpen the model in your AnyLogic desktop installation.- Limited output rate
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If true, you can to specify a custom upper limit of the outflow rate.
Name: limitRateOut
Type: boolean - Maximum output rate
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[Visible if the Limited output rate option is set]
The custom upper limit of the outflow rate. The default value is 10 cubic meters per second.Name: maxRateOut
Type: double
- Show batches in flowchart
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If set, the block icon will display the size and color of batches.
Name: showBatchesInFlowchart
Type: boolean
- On new batch at output
- The action executed when a new batch appears at the block output.
Local variable: Object batch — the batch
- On rate change
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The action executed when the flow rate changes.
Changing something in the action may result in another immediate rate change and immediately following another call of On rate change, so the user can possibly create a livelock.Local variable: double outrate — the current output rate
- Fluid amount
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Function Description double amountPassed() Returns the total amount passed through the block since the start of the simulation. double amountPassed(AmountUnits units) Returns the total amount (in given units) passed through the block since the start of the simulation.
units — the amount units - Flow rate
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Function Description double currentRate() Returns the current flow rate of fluid that goes in. double currentRate(FlowRateUnits units) Returns the current flow rate (in given units) of fluid through the block.
units — the flow rate units - Connection to FluidExit
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Function Description boolean isConnected() Tests if the block is currently connected to a FluidExit block. Returns true if the block is connected, and false otherwise. FluidExit getConnection() Returns the connected FluidExit block, or null if there is none. - Resetting statistics
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Function Description void resetStats() Resets statistics collected for this block, including the statistics collected for its ports.
- out
- The output port.
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