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7.5.2.18 IfcEvaporatorTypeEnum

7.5.2.18.1 Semantic definition

Enumeration defining the typical types of evaporators.

7.5.2.18.2 Type values

Type Description
DIRECTEXPANSION

Direct-expansion evaporator.

DIRECTEXPANSIONBRAZEDPLATE

Direct-expansion evaporator where a refrigerant evaporates inside plates brazed or welded together to make up an assembly of separate channels.

DIRECTEXPANSIONSHELLANDTUBE

Direct-expansion evaporator where a refrigerant evaporates inside a series of baffles that channel the fluid throughout the shell side.

DIRECTEXPANSIONTUBEINTUBE

Direct-expansion evaporator where a refrigerant evaporates inside one or more pairs of coaxial tubes.

FLOODEDSHELLANDTUBE

Evaporator in which refrigerant evaporates outside tubes.

SHELLANDCOIL

Evaporator in which refrigerant evaporates inside a simple coiled tube immersed in the fluid to be cooled.

USERDEFINED

User-defined evaporator type.

NOTDEFINED

Undefined evaporator type.

Table A

7.5.2.18.3 Formal representation

TYPE IfcEvaporatorTypeEnum = ENUMERATION OF
(DIRECTEXPANSION
,DIRECTEXPANSIONBRAZEDPLATE
,DIRECTEXPANSIONSHELLANDTUBE
,DIRECTEXPANSIONTUBEINTUBE
,FLOODEDSHELLANDTUBE
,SHELLANDCOIL
,USERDEFINED
,NOTDEFINED);
END_TYPE;

7.5.2.18.4 References

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Last change: Improve definition split (#876) * bring back headers headers were previously removed by mistake, now bringing them back * add new lines and rename the tag add the word 'short' in it * unify newlines make exactly one newline before and two after the tag * resolving typos Because bringing back headers required to go back in time to previous version, I'm now re-resolving the issues: #861, #860, #856 by ArturTomczak on 2024-07-16T16:07:28+02:00

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7.5.2.18.5 Changelog

7.5.2.18.5.1 IFC4

  • item, DIRECTEXPANSION