BrineProp

BrineProp is a modelica package that calculates the thermodynamic properties of a specified brine, i.e., an aqueous solution of salts (NaCl,KCl,CaCl2) and gases (CO2,N2,CH4,H2), with a potential gas phase, including degassing/evaporation and solution/condensation.

An Excel version is available in the download section. Its VBA code can also be found in /VBA.

Compatibility

Works in Dymola 2014 FD01/2015 with MSL 3.2.1
Works in Dymola 2013/2014 FD01 with MSL 3.2 (changes needed, see "Installation" below)
Works in OpenModelica 1.9.1Beta2 and JModelica 1.14 via FMU.
Works partly in OpenModelica, for details see Library documentation (in code).

Installation

Download, unzip and open BrineProp/package.mo

For use with MSL 3.2 you need to make changes marked with "MSL 3.2.1" in PartialMixtureTwoPhaseMedium.

Getting started

Run models from BrineProp.Examples.*.

Documentation

in the package (info annotation)
in PhD thesis Thermo-hydraulic model of the two-phase flow in the brine circuit of a geothermal power plant

Development and contribution

Feedback and contributions are welcome by mail to the francke@gfz-potsdam.de or as pull request (for GFZ GitLab users), access to a forked repo elsewhere or a Git patchfile.

License

Licensed by Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences under the Modelica License 2 or newer.

This Modelica package is free software and the use is completely at your own risk; it can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the Modelica License 2 or newer. For license conditions (including the disclaimer of warranty) visit https://www.modelica.org/licenses/.