Getting Started

GETTING STARTED WITH ARENA
Prompt
Description
If Sensor is Activated:
Action Type
Regulator Name
New Maximum Rate
Units
Signal Value
Variable Name
New Value
Create Discrete Entity
Animation
Specifies the type of action to perform.
The name of the regulator to regulate.
The new maximum rate for the regulator.
Time units of new maximum rate.
The signal value to send.
The name of the variable to assign.
The new variable value.
Specifies whether to create a discrete entity when the sensor is
activated (triggered).
Specifies whether to display a “covered/uncovered” global
picture for the sensor.
Flow module
DESCRIPTION
The Flow module is used in conjunction with the Tank module to model semicontinuous
flow operations such as adding material to a tank, removing material from
a tank, or transferring material between two tanks.
When an entity enters the Flow module, a flow operation of the specified Type is
initiated (that is, Add, Transfer, or Remove). The tanks affected by the flow are
determined by the regulators specified as the source and/or destination. A regulator is
a device (for example, a valve) that is used to add or remove material from a tank. A
tank’s regulators are defined in the Tank module.
The entity is held in the Flow module until its flow operation is completed. The flow
operation is completed when the first of three possible conditions is satisfied:
• When the specified Quantity has been transferred.
• When the specified Time has elapsed.
• When the specified Signal Value is received from a Signal module.
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