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Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples

Collection of models that illustrate model use and test models

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This package contains examples for the use of models that can be found in Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.ExamplesPackage (Icon for packages containing runnable examples).

Package Content

NameDescription
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.EpsilonNTUZ EpsilonNTUZ Test model for the functions epsilon_ntuZ and ntu_epsilonZ
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HACoilInside HACoilInside Test model for HACoilInside
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HANaturalCylinder HANaturalCylinder Test model for natural convection outside of a coil
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementLatent HexElementLatent Model that tests the basic element that is used to built heat exchanger models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementSensible HexElementSensible Model that tests the basic element that is used to built heat exchanger models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.Manifold Manifold Test model for coil manifold
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.MassExchange MassExchange Test model for latent heat exchange
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.RayleighNumber RayleighNumber Test model for RayleighNumber

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.EpsilonNTUZ Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.EpsilonNTUZ

Test model for the functions epsilon_ntuZ and ntu_epsilonZ

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Model to test the implementation of the epsilon-NTU functions and their inverse functions.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model EpsilonNTUZ 
  "Test model for the functions epsilon_ntuZ and ntu_epsilonZ"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
  import f = Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerFlowRegime;
  Real epsilon[5] "Heat exchanger effectiveness";
  Real eps[5] "Heat exchanger effectiveness";
  Real Z[5] "Ratio of capacity flow rates";
  Real ntu[5] "Number of transfer units";
  Real diff[5] "Difference in results";

equation 
  for conf in {f.ParallelFlow,
               f.CounterFlow,
               f.CrossFlowUnmixed,
               f.CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixed,
               f.CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixed} loop
     Z[conf]       = abs(cos(time));
     epsilon[conf] = 0.01 + 0.98*abs(sin(time)) * 1/(1+Z[conf]);
     ntu[conf]     = ntu_epsilonZ(epsilon[conf], Z[conf], conf);
     eps[conf]     = epsilon_ntuZ(ntu[conf],     Z[conf], conf);
     diff[conf]    = epsilon[conf] - eps[conf];
     assert(abs(diff[conf]) < 1E-10, "Check model implementation for bugs.");
  end for;
end EpsilonNTUZ;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HACoilInside Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HACoilInside

Test model for HACoilInside

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HACoilInside

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Test model for Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchanger.BaseClassess.HACoilInside.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model HACoilInside "Test model for HACoilInside"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;

  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Sine sine(
    freqHz=0.1,
    amplitude=0.063,
    offset=0.063) "Mass flow rate";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Sine sine1(
    amplitude=10,
    freqHz=0.1,
    offset=273.15 + 50) "Temperature";
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HACoilInside hASin(
    hA_nominal=13*(0.5+1)/0.5,
    m_flow_nominal=0.063) "Model for convection coefficient";
equation 
  connect(sine1.y, hASin.T);
  connect(sine.y, hASin.m_flow);
end HACoilInside;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HANaturalCylinder Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HANaturalCylinder

Test model for natural convection outside of a coil

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HANaturalCylinder

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Test model for Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HANaturalCylinder.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model HANaturalCylinder 
  "Test model for natural convection outside of a coil"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HANaturalCylinder hANatCyl(redeclare 
      package Medium =
               Buildings.Media.ConstantPropertyLiquidWater, ChaLen=0.1,
    hA_nominal=10,
    TFlu_nominal=293.15,
    TSur_nominal=313.15) 
    "Calculates an hA value for natural convection around a cylinder";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp TSur(
    duration=100,
    height=50,
    offset=293.15) "Temperature of the pipe surface";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp TFlu(
    duration=100,
    startTime=150,
    height=50,
    offset=293.15) "Temperature of the surrounding fluid";
equation 
  connect(TSur.y, hANatCyl.TSur);
  connect(TFlu.y, hANatCyl.TFlu);
end HANaturalCylinder;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementLatent Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementLatent

Model that tests the basic element that is used to built heat exchanger models

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementLatent

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model HexElementLatent 
  "Model that tests the basic element that is used to built heat exchanger models"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
 package Medium_W = Buildings.Media.ConstantPropertyLiquidWater;
 package Medium_A = Buildings.Media.PerfectGases.MoistAirUnsaturated;
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sin_2(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A,
    use_p_in=true,
    use_T_in=true,
    T=288.15,
    nPorts=1);
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp PIn(
    height=20,
    duration=300,
    startTime=300,
    offset=101325);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sou_2(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A,
    use_p_in=true,
    use_T_in=true,
    T=283.15,
    nPorts=1);
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp TWat(
    startTime=1,
    height=4,
    duration=300,
    offset=303.15) "Water temperature";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant TDb(k=278.15) "Drybulb temperature";
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant POut(k=101325);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sin_1(
   redeclare package Medium = Medium_W,
    use_p_in=true,
    T=288.15,
    nPorts=1);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sou_1(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_W,
    use_T_in=true,
    nPorts=1,
    p=101340,
    T=293.15);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_22(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_12(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_W);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElementLatent hex(
    m1_flow_nominal=5,
    m2_flow_nominal=5,
    UA_nominal=9999,
    redeclare package Medium1 = Medium_W,
    redeclare package Medium2 = Medium_A,
    dp1_nominal=5,
    dp2_nominal=5,
    energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.SteadyStateInitial,
    energyDynamics1=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial,
    energyDynamics2=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant TDb1(k=303.15) "Drybulb temperature";
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_11(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_W);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_21(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant hACon(k=10000) "Convective heat transfer";
  inner Modelica.Fluid.System system;
equation 
  connect(TDb.y, sou_1.T_in);
  connect(POut.y, sin_1.p_in);
  connect(PIn.y, sou_2.p_in);
  connect(TWat.y, sou_2.T_in);
  connect(POut.y, sin_2.p_in);
  connect(hex.port_b1, res_12.port_a);
  connect(res_22.port_a, hex.port_b2);
  connect(TDb1.y, sin_2.T_in);
  connect(res_11.port_b, hex.port_a1);
  connect(hex.port_a2, res_21.port_b);
  connect(hACon.y, hex.Gc_1);
  connect(hACon.y, hex.Gc_2);
  connect(sou_2.ports[1], res_21.port_a);
  connect(sin_1.ports[1], res_12.port_b);
  connect(sou_1.ports[1], res_11.port_a);
  connect(sin_2.ports[1], res_22.port_b);
end HexElementLatent;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementSensible Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementSensible

Model that tests the basic element that is used to built heat exchanger models

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.HexElementSensible

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model HexElementSensible 
  "Model that tests the basic element that is used to built heat exchanger models"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
 package Medium_W = Buildings.Media.ConstantPropertyLiquidWater;
 package Medium_A = Buildings.Media.PerfectGases.MoistAirUnsaturated;
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sin_2(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A,
    use_p_in=true,
    use_T_in=true,
    T=288.15,
    nPorts=1);
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp PIn(
    height=20,
    duration=300,
    startTime=300,
    offset=101325);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sou_2(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A,
    use_p_in=true,
    use_T_in=true,
    T=283.15,
    nPorts=1);
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp TWat(
    startTime=1,
    height=4,
    duration=300,
    offset=303.15) "Water temperature";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant TDb(k=278.15) "Drybulb temperature";
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant POut(k=101325);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sin_1(
   redeclare package Medium = Medium_W,
    use_p_in=true,
    T=288.15,
    nPorts=1);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sou_1(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_W,
    use_T_in=true,
    nPorts=1,
    p=101340,
    T=293.15);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_22(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_12(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_W);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElementSensible hex(
    m1_flow_nominal=5,
    m2_flow_nominal=5,
    UA_nominal=9999,
    redeclare package Medium1 = Medium_W,
    redeclare package Medium2 = Medium_A,
    dp1_nominal=5,
    dp2_nominal=5,
    energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial,
    energyDynamics1=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial,
    energyDynamics2=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant TDb1(k=303.15) "Drybulb temperature";
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_11(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_W);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_21(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium_A);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant hACon(k=10000) "Convective heat transfer";
  inner Modelica.Fluid.System system;
equation 
  connect(TDb.y, sou_1.T_in);
  connect(POut.y, sin_1.p_in);
  connect(PIn.y, sou_2.p_in);
  connect(TWat.y, sou_2.T_in);
  connect(POut.y, sin_2.p_in);
  connect(hex.port_b1, res_12.port_a);
  connect(res_22.port_a, hex.port_b2);
  connect(TDb1.y, sin_2.T_in);
  connect(res_11.port_b, hex.port_a1);
  connect(hex.port_a2, res_21.port_b);
  connect(hACon.y, hex.Gc_1);
  connect(hACon.y, hex.Gc_2);
  connect(sou_2.ports[1], res_21.port_a);
  connect(sin_1.ports[1], res_12.port_b);
  connect(sou_1.ports[1], res_11.port_a);
  connect(sin_2.ports[1], res_22.port_b);
end HexElementSensible;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.Manifold Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.Manifold

Test model for coil manifold

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.Manifold

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
IntegernPipPar3Number of parallel pipes
IntegernPipSeg4Number of pipe segments

Modelica definition

model Manifold "Test model for coil manifold"
 package Medium = Buildings.Media.ConstantPropertyLiquidWater;
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
 parameter Integer nPipPar = 3 "Number of parallel pipes";
 parameter Integer nPipSeg = 4 "Number of pipe segments";
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant POut(k=101325);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sin_1(                       redeclare 
      package Medium = Medium,
    use_p_in=true,
    T=283.15,
    nPorts=2);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT sou_1(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium,
    use_p_in=true,
    use_T_in=true,
    p=101335,
    T=293.15,
    nPorts=2);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_1(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium,
    dp_nominal=10,
    use_dh=true,
    from_dp=false);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.MassFlowRate[nPipPar] mfr_1(redeclare each package
      Medium = Medium);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp TDb(
    height=1,
    duration=1,
    offset=293.15);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp P(
    duration=1,
    height=40,
    offset=101305);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PipeManifoldFixedResistance
    pipFixRes_1(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium,
    nPipPar=nPipPar,
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=10,
    linearized=false,
    mStart_flow_a=5);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PipeManifoldNoResistance
    pipNoRes_1(
      redeclare package Medium = Medium, nPipPar=nPipPar,
    mStart_flow_a=5);
    Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res_2(
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    redeclare package Medium = Medium,
    dp_nominal=10,
    use_dh=true,
    from_dp=false);
  Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.MassFlowRate[nPipPar, nPipSeg] mfr_2(redeclare each 
      package Medium =
               Medium);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.DuctManifoldFixedResistance
    ducFixRes_2(
    redeclare package Medium = Medium,
    nPipPar=nPipPar,
    nPipSeg=nPipSeg,
    m_flow_nominal=5,
    dp_nominal=10,
    linearized=false,
    mStart_flow_a=5);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.DuctManifoldNoResistance
    ducNoRes_2(
      redeclare package Medium = Medium,
      nPipPar=nPipPar,
      nPipSeg=nPipSeg,
    mStart_flow_a=5);
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.CoilHeader hea1(
      redeclare package Medium = Medium,
      nPipPar=nPipPar,
    mStart_flow_a=5) "Header for water-side heat exchanger register";
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.CoilHeader hea2(
      redeclare package Medium = Medium,
      nPipPar=nPipPar,
    mStart_flow_a=5) "Header for water-side heat exchanger register";
  inner Modelica.Fluid.System system;
equation 
  connect(POut.y, sin_1.p_in);
  connect(TDb.y, sou_1.T_in);
  connect(P.y, sou_1.p_in);
  connect(res_1.port_a, pipNoRes_1.port_a);
  connect(res_2.port_a,ducNoRes_2. port_a);
  connect(pipFixRes_1.port_b, hea1.port_a);
  connect(hea1.port_b, mfr_1.port_a);
  connect(mfr_1.port_b, hea2.port_a);
  connect(hea2.port_b, pipNoRes_1.port_b);
  connect(ducFixRes_2.port_b, mfr_2.port_a);
  connect(mfr_2.port_b, ducNoRes_2.port_b);
  connect(sou_1.ports[1], pipFixRes_1.port_a);
  connect(sou_1.ports[2], ducFixRes_2.port_a);
  connect(sin_1.ports[1], res_1.port_b);
  connect(sin_1.ports[2], res_2.port_b);
end Manifold;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.MassExchange Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.MassExchange

Test model for latent heat exchange

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.MassExchange

Information

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model MassExchange "Test model for latent heat exchange"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
  package Medium = Buildings.Media.PerfectGases.MoistAir;
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.MassExchange masExc(redeclare 
      package Medium =
               Medium) "Model for mass exchange";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Ramp TSur(
    duration=1,
    height=20,
    offset=273.15 + 5) "Surface temperature";
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant X_w(k=0.01) 
    "Humidity mass fraction in medium";
    Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant Gc(k=1) 
    "Sensible convective thermal conductance";
equation 
  connect(TSur.y, masExc.TSur);
  connect(Gc.y, masExc.Gc);
  connect(X_w.y, masExc.XInf);
end MassExchange;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.RayleighNumber Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.RayleighNumber

Test model for RayleighNumber

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.Examples.RayleighNumber

Information

Test model for Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.RayleighNumber.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Modelica definition

model RayleighNumber "Test model for RayleighNumber"
  extends Modelica.Icons.Example;
  Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.RayleighNumber rayleighNumber(ChaLen=
        0.1, redeclare package Medium =
        Buildings.Media.ConstantPropertyLiquidWater);
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Sine     TSur(
    amplitude=50,
    freqHz=1/50,
    offset=273.15 + 50) "Temperature of the hot surface";
  Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Sine     TFlu(
    amplitude=50,
    freqHz=1/25,
    offset=273.15 + 50) "Temperature of the surrounding fluid";
equation 
  connect(TSur.y, rayleighNumber.TSur);
  connect(TFlu.y, rayleighNumber.TFlu);
end RayleighNumber;

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