The water heater is fed from a water distiller in this particular usage, so the modeler knows the output will always be distilled water, rather than other kinds of water.

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Figure 9-15: Usage example of item flows in internal block diagrams
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ItemFlow
For example, in Figure 9-15 the connector to the output of the water heater has an item flow indicating distilled water is flowing, even though the out flow property of the water heater indicates it produces water.
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The water heater is fed from a water distiller in this particular usage, so the modeler knows the output will always be distilled water, rather than other kinds of water.
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The radiator on the left requires distilled water, and its connection to the water heater is compatible because the item flow narrows the items to distilled water.
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Item flows in internal block diagrams specify flows local to a block.
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