{"id":4143,"date":"2023-03-18T11:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T10:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/?page_id=4143"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:44:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T08:44:47","slug":"model-engineering-units","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/?page_id=4143","title":{"rendered":"Model: Engineering units"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/?page_id=4143\/#Purpose\" >Purpose<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/?page_id=4143\/#Explanation-of-the-editor\" >Explanation of the editor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Optional element<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Purpose\"><\/span>Purpose<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ensuring the unit consistency within equations can be cumbersome with self-formulated models. The use of engineering units simplifies this process. When the model considers engineering units, MOSAICmodeling can automatically make your model \/ initial guesses for variables consistent.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explanation-of-the-editor\"><\/span>Explanation of the editor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Engineering units can be combined to a set, which can in turn be used in your model. A possible set is shown in Figure 1 below. The engineering units themselves are defined in the respective tab in the &#8220;Miscellaneous&#8221; section of MOSAICmodeling as described <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/?page_id=4207\">here<\/a>. Table 1 describes the elements of the editor of the unit set.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5020\" style=\"width: 1680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5020 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet.png 1680w, https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Editor_EngineeringUnitSet-1536x960.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Editor of the engineering unit set with a loaded set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Element<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Explanation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">File<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Filename of your set of engineering units once you have saved or loaded it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Description<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Description of your unit set, e.g., its purpose. A description is always necessary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Keywords<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Optional keywords for your unit set<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Usages<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Model elements, i.e., equations or functions, in which the unit set is used<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Name<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Name of the unit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Identifier<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Short form of the unit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Description<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Explanation of the unit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Dimension<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fraction of the involved dimensions, such as length, time, temperature, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Conversion to SI<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Formula to calculate the SI unit from the given unit (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-492a45f84190d602488289c55cda5ec2_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#32;&#61;&#32;&#120;&#32;&#92;&#99;&#100;&#111;&#116;&#32;&#92;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#104;&#114;&#109;&#123;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"12\" width=\"123\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\"\/>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Conversion from SI<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Formula to calculate the given unit from the SI unit (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaic-modeling.de\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-c8f2baa3379b85de1e7637768f67ef21_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#32;&#61;&#32;&#121;&#32;&#92;&#99;&#100;&#111;&#116;&#32;&#92;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#104;&#114;&#109;&#123;&#99;&#111;&#110;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"16\" width=\"122\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\"\/>, inverse function to above)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&#8220;+ Unit&#8221; \/ &#8220;Trash Unit&#8221;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lets you add or remove a unit from the current unit set<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table 1: Elements of the unit set editor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optional element Purpose Ensuring the unit consistency within equations can be cumbersome with self-formulated models. The use of engineering units simplifies this process. When the model considers engineering units, MOSAICmodeling can automatically make your model \/ initial guesses for variables consistent. 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