Perfect Insulator

Thermal element with perfect insulation and no thermal mass

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Description

The Perfect Insulator block represents a thermal element with perfect insulation and no thermal mass.

You can use this block as an insulation for thermal ports to prevent heat exchange with the environment and to model an adiabatic process. This is not necessary because if you leave a conserving port unconnected, the physical network sets all the Through variables at that port to 0. However, terminator blocks improve diagram readability.

You can also use this block to set the initial temperature at a node.

Variables

To set the priority and initial target values for the block variables prior to simulation, use the Variables tab in the block dialog box (or the Variables section in the block Property Inspector). For more information, see Set Priority and Initial Target for Block Variables.

Ports

Conserving

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Thermal conserving port with zero heat flow.

Model Examples

Building Ventilation

Building Ventilation

Models a ventilation circuit in a building. The air volume inside the building is divided into four zones. The ventilation unit blows cool air into Zone 1 and extracts air from Zone 3. The extracted air can be optionally recycled back into Zone 1. A door in Zone 4 can be opened to vent air out to the atmosphere.

Compatibility Considerations

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Behavior changed in R2019b

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

See Also

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Introduced in R2013a

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