Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Functions

This function computes a fictitious thermal resistance between the pipe outer wall and a fictitious, average temperature of the plane that contains the pipes. The equation is the same as is implemented in TRNSYS 17. Different equations are used for

Limitations

Name	Description
AverageResistance	Average fictitious resistance for plane that contains the pipes

The resistance Rx is based on a steady-state heat transfer analysis. Therefore, it is only valid during steady-state. For a fully dynamic model, a finite element method for the radiant slab would need to be implemented.

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Modelica definition

Type	Name	Description
Distance	disPip	pipe distance [m]
Diameter	dPipOut	pipe outside diameter [m]
ThermalConductivity	k	pipe level construction element thermal conductivity [W/(m.K)]
SystemType	sysTyp	Type of radiant system
ThermalConductivity	kIns	floor slab insulation thermal conductivity [W/(m.K)]
Thickness	dIns	floor slab insulation thickness [m]

Type	Name	Description
ThermalInsulance	Rx	Thermal insulance [m2.K/W]

function AverageResistance "Average fictitious resistance for plane that contains the pipes" input Modelica.SIunits.Distance disPip "pipe distance"; input Modelica.SIunits.Diameter dPipOut "pipe outside diameter"; input Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductivity k "pipe level construction element thermal conductivity"; input Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Types.SystemType sysTyp "Type of radiant system"; input Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductivity kIns "floor slab insulation thermal conductivity"; input Modelica.SIunits.Thickness dIns "floor slab insulation thickness"; output Modelica.SIunits.ThermalInsulance Rx "Thermal insulance"; protected Real cri(unit="1") "Criteria used to select formula for computation of resistance"; Real infSum "Approximation to infinite sum used to compute the thermal resistance"; Real alpha(unit="W/(m2.K)", min=0) "Criteria used to select formula for computation of resistance"; Real fac "Factor used for systems in wall or ceiling, or for capillary tubes"; algorithm if sysTyp == Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Types.SystemType.Floor then alpha := kIns/dIns; if alpha >= 1.212 then Modelica.Utilities.Streams.print("Warning: In RadiantAverageResistance, require alpha = kIns/dIns >= 1.212 W/(m2.K).\n" + " Obtained alpha = " + String(alpha) + " W/(m2.K)\n" + " kIns = " + String(kIns) + " W/(m.K)\n" + " dIns = " + String(dIns) + " m\n" + " For these values, the radiant slab model is outside its valid range.\n"); end if; infSum := - sum(((alpha/k*disPip - 2*Modelica.Constants.pi*s)/ (alpha/k*disPip + 2*Modelica.Constants.pi*s)) *Modelica.Math.exp(-4*Modelica.Constants.pi*s*dIns/disPip)/s for s in 1:100); Rx := disPip*(Modelica.Math.log(disPip/Modelica.Constants.pi/dPipOut) + infSum) /(2*Modelica.Constants.pi*k); fac := 0; // not needed. elseif sysTyp == Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Types.SystemType.Ceiling_Wall_or_Capillary then // Branch for radiant ceilings, radiant walls, and systems with capillary heat exchangers cri := disPip/dPipOut; fac := if (cri >= 5.8) then Modelica.Math.log(cri/Modelica.Constants.pi) else (cri/Modelica.Constants.pi/3); Rx := disPip/2/Modelica.Constants.pi/k * fac; else assert(sysTyp == Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Types.SystemType.Floor or sysTyp == Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Types.SystemType.Ceiling_Wall_or_Capillary, "Invalid value for sysTyp in \"Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs.BaseClasses.Functions.AverageResistance\" Check parameters of the radiant slab model."); cri := 0; fac := 0; Rx := 1; end if; end AverageResistance;