FLUIDTYPE$
FLUIDTYPE$ returns a string that indicates the type of the fluid provided as the single argument for this function. FLUIDTYPE$ will return one of the following strings, depending on the fluid.
'Ideal'
'Real'
'Brine'
'Psychrometric'
'Incompressible'
'Mixture'
Incompressible fluid refers to a substance in the Solid-Liquid Properties library. Brine refers to a brine fluid that requires a concentration as one of the properties. Psychrometric is returned for fluid AirH2O.
Note that the result of the function must be assigned to a string variable, which is identified by the $ character at the end of its name.
Examples:
$Load Incompressible
$Load NASA
T1$=fluidtype$(PG)
T2$=fluidtype$(NH3H2O)
T3$=fluidtype$(Glycerin)
T4$=fluidtype$(NH3)
{Solution:
T1$='Brine'
T2$='Mixture'
T3$='Incompressible'
T4$='Ideal'}
Also see: IsIdealGas
Thermophysical Property Functions