ICapeUnitPort Interface

This interface represents the behaviour of a Unit Operation connection point (Unit Operation Port). It provides different attributes for configuring the port as well as to connect it to a material, energy or information object.

Definition

Namespace: CapeOpen
Assembly: CapeOpen (in CapeOpen.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)
C#Request Example
[ComImportAttribute]
[GuidAttribute("678c0999-0093-11d2-a67d-00105a42887f")]
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public interface ICapeUnitPort

Remarks

The unit port provides the the means by which a Flowsheet Unit is connected to its streams. Streams are implemented by means of material objects.

The three types of port: material, energy and information, have a lot of functionality in common. By combining the three into one we can simplify the interface to a useful degree. Each port type is to be distinguished by the value of an attribute.

Properties

connectedObject Returns to the client the object that is connected to this port.
direction Returns port direction.
portType Returns port type.

Methods

Connect Connects an object to the port. For a material port it must be an object implementing the ICapeThermoMaterialObject interface, for Energy and Information ports it must be an object implementing the ICapeParameter interface.
Disconnect Disconnects whatever object is connected to this port.

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