Reference Fluid Inputs and Outputs in the Browser

The browser view of the Reference Fluid is shown below:

All three inputs to the Reference Fluid can be specified as links, and hence all three appear in the browser. The Relative Diffusivities and Solubilities are vectors (by element), and hence can be expanded:

The Reference Fluid has a single output (and hence has the same ID as the medium). When a pathway is created, it is automatically linked to this output (you cannot do this manually).

Note: In some instances, to represent spatial variability, some models may have multiple "clones" of the Reference Fluid element. The pathways will link to the nearest Reference Fluid clone in the containment hierarchy.

The Reference Fluid output expands to reveal the medium properties, as shown below:

The Relative Diffusivities and Solubilities outputs are vectors. You can create a link from the entire vector, or expand the output and create a link from an item of the vector.

That is, the three properties that you enter for the Reference Fluid are "passed through" the element and become outputs which you can then link to other elements.

You can save these results by clicking Final Values and/or Time Histories in the editing dialog for the Reference Fluid. Checking one of these causes all three outputs to be saved as results. If you wish to save only one or two of these as results, you can use the context menu of the output (accessed via a right-click) in the browser to turn on or off one or more of the three outputs. In this case, the checkbox in the editing dialog would become gray (indicating that some of the results will be saved).