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Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers

Package with heat exchanger models

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This package contains models for heat exchangers with and without humidity condensation.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.VariantsPackage (Icon for package containing variants).

Package Content

Name Description
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ConstantEffectiveness ConstantEffectiveness Heat exchanger with constant effectiveness
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow DryCoilCounterFlow Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and without humidity condensation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilDiscretized DryCoilDiscretized Coil with discretization along the flow paths and no humidity condensation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryEffectivenessNTU DryEffectivenessNTU Heat exchanger with effectiveness - NTU relation and no moisture condensation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_T HeaterCooler_T Ideal heater or cooler with a prescribed outlet temperature
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_u HeaterCooler_u Heater or cooler with prescribed heat flow rate
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilCounterFlow WetCoilCounterFlow Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and humidity condensation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilDiscretized WetCoilDiscretized Coil with discretization along the flow paths and humidity condensation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Boreholes Boreholes Package with borehole heat exchangers
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.CoolingTowers CoolingTowers Package with cooling tower models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DXCoils DXCoils DX(Direct Expansion) cooling coil models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.RadiantSlabs RadiantSlabs Package with radiant slab models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Radiators Radiators Package with radiators models for hydronic space heating systems
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Examples Examples Collection of models that illustrate model use and test models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Validation Validation Collection of models that validate the heat exchanger models
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses BaseClasses Package with base classes for Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ConstantEffectiveness Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ConstantEffectiveness

Heat exchanger with constant effectiveness

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ConstantEffectiveness

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Model for a heat exchanger with constant effectiveness.

This model transfers heat in the amount of

Q = Qmax ε,

where ε is a constant effectiveness and Qmax is the maximum heat that can be transferred.

For a heat and moisture exchanger, use Buildings.Fluid.MassExchangers.ConstantEffectiveness instead of this model.

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PartialEffectiveness (Partial model to implement heat exchangers based on effectiveness model).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package Medium1PartialMediumMedium 1 in the component
replaceable package Medium2PartialMediumMedium 2 in the component
HeatFlowRateQ1_floweps*QMax_flowHeat transferred into the medium 1 [W]
MassFlowRatemWat1_flow0Moisture mass flow rate added to the medium 1 [kg/s]
HeatFlowRateQ2_flow-Q1_flowHeat transferred into the medium 2 [W]
MassFlowRatemWat2_flow0Moisture mass flow rate added to the medium 2 [kg/s]
BooleansensibleOnly1trueSet to true if sensible exchange only for medium 1
BooleansensibleOnly2trueSet to true if sensible exchange only for medium 2
Efficiencyeps0.8Heat exchanger effectiveness [1]
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem1_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
PressureDifferencedp2_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem1_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1.start0Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 [Pa]
MassFlowRatem2_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp2.start0Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 [Pa]
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal1true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 1, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
BooleanallowFlowReversal2true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 2, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem1_flow_small1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_small1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
BooleanhomotopyInitializationtrue= true, use homotopy method
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Medium 1
Booleanfrom_dp1false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance1false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM10.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Medium 2
Booleanfrom_dp2false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance2false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM20.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_a1Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_bport_b1Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_aport_a2Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)
FluidPort_bport_b2Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)

Modelica definition

model ConstantEffectiveness "Heat exchanger with constant effectiveness" extends Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PartialEffectiveness( sensibleOnly1 = true, sensibleOnly2 = true, final prescribedHeatFlowRate1=true, final prescribedHeatFlowRate2=true, Q1_flow = eps * QMax_flow, Q2_flow = -Q1_flow, mWat1_flow = 0, mWat2_flow = 0); parameter Modelica.SIunits.Efficiency eps(max=1) = 0.8 "Heat exchanger effectiveness"; equation end ConstantEffectiveness;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow

Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and without humidity condensation

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow

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Model of a discretized coil without water vapor condensation. The coil consists of two flow paths which are, at the design flow direction, in opposite direction to model a counterflow heat exchanger. The flow paths are discretized into nEle elements. Each element is modeled by an instance of Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElement. Each element has a state variable for the metal.

The convective heat transfer coefficients can, for each fluid individually, be computed as a function of the flow rate and/or the temperature, or assigned to a constant. This computation is done using an instance of Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HADryCoil.

To model humidity condensation, use the model Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilCounterFlow instead of this model, as this model computes only sensible heat transfer.

Extends from Fluid.Interfaces.PartialFourPortInterface (Partial model transporting fluid between two ports without storing mass or energy), Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.FourPortFlowResistanceParameters (Parameters for flow resistance for models with four ports).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package Medium1PartialMediumMedium 1 in the component
replaceable package Medium2PartialMediumMedium 2 in the component
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem1_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
PressureDifferencedp2_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
ThermalConductanceUA_nominal Thermal conductance at nominal flow, used to compute heat capacity [W/K]
Realr_nominal2/3Ratio between air-side and water-side convective heat transfer coefficient
Timetau120Time constant at nominal flow for medium 1 [s]
Timetau21Time constant at nominal flow for medium 2 [s]
Timetau_m20Time constant of metal at nominal UA value [s]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem1_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1.start0Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 [Pa]
MassFlowRatem2_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp2.start0Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 [Pa]
Geometry
IntegernEle4Number of pipe segments used for discretization
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal1true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 1, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
BooleanallowFlowReversal2true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 2, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem1_flow_small1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_small1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Medium 1
BooleancomputeFlowResistance1false=true, compute flow resistance. Set to false to assume no friction
Booleanfrom_dp1false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance1false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM10.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Medium 2
BooleancomputeFlowResistance2false=true, compute flow resistance. Set to false to assume no friction
Booleanfrom_dp2false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance2false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM20.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Dynamics
Equations
DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamic...Formulation of energy balance
Heat transfer
BooleanwaterSideFlowDependenttrueSet to false to make water-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanairSideFlowDependenttrueSet to false to make air-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanwaterSideTemperatureDependentfalseSet to false to make water-side hA independent of temperature
BooleanairSideTemperatureDependentfalseSet to false to make air-side hA independent of temperature

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_a1Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_bport_b1Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_aport_a2Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)
FluidPort_bport_b2Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)

Modelica definition

model DryCoilCounterFlow "Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and without humidity condensation" extends Fluid.Interfaces.PartialFourPortInterface(show_T=false); extends Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.FourPortFlowResistanceParameters( final computeFlowResistance1=false, final computeFlowResistance2=false, from_dp1=false, from_dp2=false); parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance UA_nominal(min=0) "Thermal conductance at nominal flow, used to compute heat capacity"; parameter Real r_nominal=2/3 "Ratio between air-side and water-side convective heat transfer coefficient"; parameter Integer nEle(min=1) = 4 "Number of pipe segments used for discretization"; parameter Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.DynamicFreeInitial "Formulation of energy balance"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Time tau1=20 "Time constant at nominal flow for medium 1"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Time tau2=1 "Time constant at nominal flow for medium 2"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Time tau_m=20 "Time constant of metal at nominal UA value"; parameter Boolean waterSideFlowDependent=true "Set to false to make water-side hA independent of mass flow rate"; parameter Boolean airSideFlowDependent=true "Set to false to make air-side hA independent of mass flow rate"; parameter Boolean waterSideTemperatureDependent=false "Set to false to make water-side hA independent of temperature"; parameter Boolean airSideTemperatureDependent=false "Set to false to make air-side hA independent of temperature"; Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate Q1_flow = sum(ele[i].Q1_flow for i in 1:nEle) "Heat transferred from solid into medium 1"; Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate Q2_flow = sum(ele[i].Q2_flow for i in 1:nEle) "Heat transferred from solid into medium 2"; Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T1[nEle] = ele[:].vol1.T "Water temperature"; Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T2[nEle] = ele[:].vol2.T "Air temperature"; Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T_m[nEle] = ele[:].con1.solid.T "Metal temperature"; BaseClasses.HADryCoil hA( final UA_nominal=UA_nominal, final m_flow_nominal_a=m2_flow_nominal, final m_flow_nominal_w=m1_flow_nominal, final waterSideTemperatureDependent=waterSideTemperatureDependent, final waterSideFlowDependent=waterSideFlowDependent, final airSideTemperatureDependent=airSideTemperatureDependent, final airSideFlowDependent=airSideFlowDependent, r_nominal=r_nominal) "Model for convective heat transfer coefficient"; protected Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TemperatureTwoPort temSen_1(redeclare package Medium = Medium1, allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1, m_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal) "Temperature sensor"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.MassFlowRate masFloSen_1(redeclare package Medium = Medium1) "Mass flow rate sensor"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TemperatureTwoPort temSen_2(redeclare package Medium = Medium2, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal2, m_flow_nominal=m2_flow_nominal) "Temperature sensor"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.MassFlowRate masFloSen_2(redeclare package Medium = Medium2) "Mass flow rate sensor"; Modelica.Blocks.Math.Gain gai_1(k=1/nEle) "Gain medium-side 1 to take discretization into account"; Modelica.Blocks.Math.Gain gai_2(k=1/nEle) "Gain medium-side 2 to take discretization into account"; replaceable BaseClasses.HexElementSensible ele[nEle] constrainedby BaseClasses.PartialHexElement( redeclare each package Medium1 = Medium1, redeclare each package Medium2 = Medium2, each allowFlowReversal1=allowFlowReversal1, each allowFlowReversal2=allowFlowReversal2, each tau1=tau1/nEle, each m1_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal, each tau2=tau2, each m2_flow_nominal=m2_flow_nominal, each tau_m=tau_m/nEle, each UA_nominal=UA_nominal/nEle, each energyDynamics=energyDynamics, initialize_p1 = {(i == 1 and (not Medium1.singleState)) for i in 1:nEle}, initialize_p2 = {(i == 1 and (not Medium2.singleState)) for i in 1:nEle}, each deltaM1=deltaM1, each deltaM2=deltaM2, each from_dp1=from_dp1, each from_dp2=from_dp2, dp1_nominal={if i == 1 then dp1_nominal else 0 for i in 1:nEle}, dp2_nominal={if i == nEle then dp2_nominal else 0 for i in 1:nEle}) "Heat exchanger element"; Modelica.Blocks.Routing.Replicator rep1(nout=nEle) "Signal replicator"; Modelica.Blocks.Routing.Replicator rep2(nout=nEle) "Signal replicator"; initial equation assert(UA_nominal > 0, "Parameter UA_nominal is negative. Check heat exchanger parameters."); equation connect(masFloSen_1.m_flow, hA.m1_flow); connect(port_a2, masFloSen_2.port_a); connect(masFloSen_2.port_b, temSen_2.port_a); connect(temSen_2.T, hA.T_2); connect(masFloSen_2.m_flow, hA.m2_flow); connect(hA.hA_1, gai_1.u); connect(hA.hA_2, gai_2.u); connect(port_a1, masFloSen_1.port_a); connect(masFloSen_1.port_b, temSen_1.port_a); connect(temSen_1.T, hA.T_1); connect(temSen_1.port_b, ele[1].port_a1); connect(ele[nEle].port_b1, port_b1); connect(temSen_2.port_b, ele[nEle].port_a2); connect(ele[1].port_b2, port_b2); for i in 1:nEle - 1 loop connect(ele[i].port_b1, ele[i + 1].port_a1); connect(ele[i].port_a2, ele[i + 1].port_b2); end for; connect(gai_1.y, rep1.u); connect(rep1.y, ele.Gc_1); connect(gai_2.y, rep2.u); connect(rep2.y, ele.Gc_2); end DryCoilCounterFlow;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilDiscretized Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilDiscretized

Coil with discretization along the flow paths and no humidity condensation

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilDiscretized

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Model of a discretized coil with no water vapor condensation. The coil consists of nReg registers that are perpendicular to the air flow path. Each register consists of nPipPar parallel pipes, and each pipe can be divided into nPipSeg pipe segments along the pipe length. Thus, the smallest element of the coil consists of a pipe segment. Each pipe segment is modeled by an instance of Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElement. Each element has a state variable for the metal.

If the parameter energyDynamics is different from Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.SteadyState, then a mixing volume of length dl is added to the duct connection. This can help reducing the dimension of the nonlinear system of equations.

The convective heat transfer coefficients can, for each fluid individually, be computed as a function of the flow rate and/or the temperature, or assigned to a constant. This computation is done using an instance of Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HADryCoil.

In this model, the water (or liquid) flow path needs to be connected to port_a1 and port_b1, and the air flow path need to be connected to the other two ports.

To model humidity condensation, use the model Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilDiscretized instead of this model, as this model computes only sensible heat transfer.

Extends from Fluid.Interfaces.PartialFourPortInterface (Partial model transporting fluid between two ports without storing mass or energy), Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.FourPortFlowResistanceParameters (Parameters for flow resistance for models with four ports).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package Medium1PartialMediumMedium 1 in the component
replaceable package Medium2PartialMediumMedium 2 in the component
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem1_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
PressureDifferencedp2_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
ThermalConductanceUA_nominal Thermal conductance at nominal flow, used to compute heat capacity [W/K]
Timetau120Time constant at nominal flow for medium 1 [s]
Timetau21Time constant at nominal flow for medium 2 [s]
Timetau_m20Time constant of metal at nominal UA value [s]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem1_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1.start0Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 [Pa]
MassFlowRatem2_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp2.start0Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 [Pa]
MassFlowRatemStart_flow_a1m1_flow_nominalGuess value for mass flow rate at port_a1 [kg/s]
MassFlowRatemStart_flow_a2m2_flow_nominalGuess value for mass flow rate at port_a2 [kg/s]
Geometry
IntegernReg2Number of registers
IntegernPipPar3Number of parallel pipes in each register
IntegernPipSeg4Number of pipe segments per register used for discretization
Lengthdh10.025Hydraulic diameter for a single pipe [m]
Lengthdh21Hydraulic diameter for duct [m]
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal1true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 1, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
BooleanallowFlowReversal2true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 2, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem1_flow_small1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_small1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
Booleanuse_dh1falseSet to true to specify hydraulic diameter for pipe pressure drop
Booleanuse_dh2falseSet to true to specify hydraulic diameter for duct pressure drop)
RealReC_14000Reynolds number where transition to turbulent starts inside pipes
RealReC_24000Reynolds number where transition to turbulent starts inside ducts
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Medium 1
BooleancomputeFlowResistance1true=true, compute flow resistance. Set to false to assume no friction
Booleanfrom_dp1false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance1false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM10.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Medium 2
BooleancomputeFlowResistance2true=true, compute flow resistance. Set to false to assume no friction
Booleanfrom_dp2false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance2false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM20.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Dynamics
Equations
DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamic...Formulation of energy balance
Heat transfer
BooleanwaterSideFlowDependentfalseSet to false to make water-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanairSideFlowDependentfalseSet to false to make air-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanwaterSideTemperatureDependentfalseSet to false to make water-side hA independent of temperature

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_a1Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_bport_b1Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_aport_a2Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)
FluidPort_bport_b2Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)

Modelica definition

model DryCoilDiscretized "Coil with discretization along the flow paths and no humidity condensation" extends Fluid.Interfaces.PartialFourPortInterface(show_T=false); extends Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.FourPortFlowResistanceParameters( final computeFlowResistance1=true, final computeFlowResistance2=true, from_dp1 = false, from_dp2 = false); constant Boolean initialize_p1 = not Medium1.singleState "Set to true to initialize the pressure of volume 1"; constant Boolean initialize_p2 = not Medium2.singleState "Set to true to initialize the pressure of volume 2"; constant Boolean airSideTemperatureDependent = false "Set to false to make air-side hA independent of temperature"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance UA_nominal(min=0) "Thermal conductance at nominal flow, used to compute heat capacity"; parameter Integer nReg(min=2)=2 "Number of registers"; parameter Integer nPipPar(min=1) = 3 "Number of parallel pipes in each register"; parameter Integer nPipSeg(min=1) = 4 "Number of pipe segments per register used for discretization"; parameter Boolean use_dh1 = false "Set to true to specify hydraulic diameter for pipe pressure drop"; parameter Boolean use_dh2 = false "Set to true to specify hydraulic diameter for duct pressure drop)"; parameter Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.DynamicFreeInitial "Formulation of energy balance"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Length dh1=0.025 "Hydraulic diameter for a single pipe"; parameter Real ReC_1=4000 "Reynolds number where transition to turbulent starts inside pipes"; parameter Real ReC_2=4000 "Reynolds number where transition to turbulent starts inside ducts"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Length dh2=1 "Hydraulic diameter for duct"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Time tau1=20 "Time constant at nominal flow for medium 1"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Time tau2=1 "Time constant at nominal flow for medium 2"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Time tau_m=20 "Time constant of metal at nominal UA value"; parameter Boolean waterSideFlowDependent = false "Set to false to make water-side hA independent of mass flow rate"; parameter Boolean airSideFlowDependent = false "Set to false to make air-side hA independent of mass flow rate"; parameter Boolean waterSideTemperatureDependent = false "Set to false to make water-side hA independent of temperature"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.MassFlowRate mStart_flow_a1=m1_flow_nominal "Guess value for mass flow rate at port_a1"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.MassFlowRate mStart_flow_a2=m2_flow_nominal "Guess value for mass flow rate at port_a2"; Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate Q1_flow "Heat transferred from solid into medium 1"; Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate Q2_flow "Heat transferred from solid into medium 2"; Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.CoilRegister hexReg[nReg]( redeclare each package Medium1 = Medium1, redeclare each package Medium2 = Medium2, each final allowFlowReversal1=allowFlowReversal1, each final allowFlowReversal2=allowFlowReversal2, each final nPipPar=nPipPar, each final nPipSeg=nPipSeg, each final m1_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal/nPipPar, each final m2_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal/nPipPar/nPipSeg, each tau1=tau1, each tau2=tau2, each tau_m=tau_m, each final energyDynamics=energyDynamics, initialize_p1 = {(i == 1 and (not Medium1.singleState)) for i in 1:nReg}, initialize_p2 = {(i == 1 and (not Medium2.singleState)) for i in 1:nReg}, each from_dp1=from_dp1, each linearizeFlowResistance1=linearizeFlowResistance1, each deltaM1=deltaM1, each from_dp2=from_dp2, each linearizeFlowResistance2=linearizeFlowResistance2, each deltaM2=deltaM2, each dp1_nominal=0, each dp2_nominal=0, each final UA_nominal=UA_nominal/nReg) "Heat exchanger register"; Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PipeManifoldFixedResistance pipMan_a( redeclare package Medium = Medium1, final nPipPar=nPipPar, final m_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal, final dp_nominal=dp1_nominal, final dh=dh1, final ReC=ReC_1, final mStart_flow_a=mStart_flow_a1, final linearized=linearizeFlowResistance1, final use_dh=use_dh1, final deltaM=deltaM1, final from_dp=from_dp1, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1) "Pipe manifold at port a"; Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PipeManifoldNoResistance pipMan_b( redeclare package Medium = Medium1, final nPipPar=nPipPar, final mStart_flow_a=-mStart_flow_a1, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1) "Pipe manifold at port b"; Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.DuctManifoldNoResistance ducMan_b( redeclare package Medium = Medium2, final nPipPar=nPipPar, final nPipSeg=nPipSeg, final mStart_flow_a=-mStart_flow_a2, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal2) "Duct manifold at port b"; Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.DuctManifoldFixedResistance ducMan_a( redeclare package Medium = Medium2, final nPipPar = nPipPar, final nPipSeg = nPipSeg, final m_flow_nominal=m2_flow_nominal, final dp_nominal=dp2_nominal, final dh=dh2, final ReC=ReC_2, final mStart_flow_a=mStart_flow_a2, final linearized=linearizeFlowResistance2, final use_dh=use_dh2, final deltaM=deltaM2, final from_dp=from_dp2, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal2) "Duct manifold at port a"; BaseClasses.HADryCoil hA( final UA_nominal=UA_nominal, final m_flow_nominal_a=m2_flow_nominal, final m_flow_nominal_w=m1_flow_nominal, final waterSideTemperatureDependent=waterSideTemperatureDependent, final waterSideFlowDependent=waterSideFlowDependent, final airSideTemperatureDependent=airSideTemperatureDependent, final airSideFlowDependent=airSideFlowDependent) "Model for convective heat transfer coefficient"; protected constant Boolean allowCondensation = false "Set to false to compute sensible heat transfer only"; BaseClasses.CoilHeader hea1[div(nReg,2)]( redeclare each final package Medium = Medium1, each final nPipPar = nPipPar, each final mStart_flow_a=mStart_flow_a1, each allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1) if nReg > 1 "Pipe header to redirect flow into next register"; BaseClasses.CoilHeader hea2[div(nReg,2)-1]( redeclare each final package Medium = Medium1, each final nPipPar = nPipPar, each final mStart_flow_a=mStart_flow_a1, each allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1) if nReg > 2 "Pipe header to redirect flow into next register"; Modelica.Blocks.Math.Gain gai_1(k=1/nReg) "Gain medium-side 1 to take discretization into account"; Modelica.Blocks.Math.Gain gai_2(k=1/nReg) "Gain medium-side 2 to take discretization into account"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TemperatureTwoPort temSen_1( redeclare package Medium = Medium1, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1, m_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal) "Temperature sensor"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.MassFlowRate masFloSen_1( redeclare package Medium = Medium1, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal1) "Mass flow rate sensor"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TemperatureTwoPort temSen_2( redeclare package Medium = Medium2, m_flow_nominal=m2_flow_nominal, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal2) "Temperature sensor"; Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.MassFlowRate masFloSen_2(redeclare package Medium = Medium2, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal2) "Mass flow rate sensor"; initial equation assert(UA_nominal>0, "Parameter UA_nominal is negative. Check heat exchanger parameters."); equation Q1_flow = sum(hexReg[i].Q1_flow for i in 1:nReg); Q2_flow = sum(hexReg[i].Q2_flow for i in 1:nReg); // air stream connections for i in 2:nReg loop connect(hexReg[i].port_a2, hexReg[i-1].port_b2); end for; connect(ducMan_a.port_b, hexReg[1].port_a2); connect(hexReg[nReg].port_b2, ducMan_b.port_b); connect(pipMan_a.port_b, hexReg[1].port_a1); connect(hexReg[nReg].port_a1, pipMan_b.port_b); connect(pipMan_b.port_a, port_b1); connect(ducMan_b.port_a, port_b2); for i in 1:2:nReg loop // header after first hex register connect(hexReg[i].port_b1, hea1[div((i+1),2)].port_a); connect(hea1[div((i+1),2)].port_b, hexReg[i+1].port_b1); end for; // header after 2nd hex register for i in 2:2:(nReg-1) loop connect(hexReg[i].port_a1, hea2[div(i,2)].port_a); connect(hea2[div(i,2)].port_b, hexReg[i+1].port_a1); end for; connect(masFloSen_1.m_flow, hA.m1_flow); connect(port_a2, masFloSen_2.port_a); connect(masFloSen_2.port_b, temSen_2.port_a); connect(temSen_2.port_b, ducMan_a.port_a); connect(temSen_2.T, hA.T_2); connect(masFloSen_2.m_flow, hA.m2_flow); connect(hA.hA_1, gai_1.u); connect(hA.hA_2, gai_2.u); for i in 1:nReg loop connect(gai_1.y, hexReg[i].Gc_1); connect(gai_2.y, hexReg[i].Gc_2); end for; connect(port_a1, masFloSen_1.port_a); connect(masFloSen_1.port_b, temSen_1.port_a); connect(temSen_1.port_b, pipMan_a.port_a); connect(temSen_1.T, hA.T_1); end DryCoilDiscretized;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryEffectivenessNTU Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryEffectivenessNTU

Heat exchanger with effectiveness - NTU relation and no moisture condensation

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryEffectivenessNTU

Information

Model of a heat exchanger without humidity condensation. This model transfers heat in the amount of

Q = Qmax ε
ε = f(NTU, Z, flowRegime),

where Qmax is the maximum heat that can be transferred, ε is the heat transfer effectiveness, NTU is the Number of Transfer Units, Z is the ratio of minimum to maximum capacity flow rate and flowRegime is the heat exchanger flow regime. such as parallel flow, cross flow or counter flow.

The flow regimes depend on the heat exchanger configuration. All configurations defined in Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerConfiguration are supported.

For a heat and moisture exchanger, use Buildings.Fluid.MassExchangers.ConstantEffectiveness instead of this model.

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PartialEffectiveness (Partial model to implement heat exchangers based on effectiveness model).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package Medium1PartialMediumMedium 1 in the component
replaceable package Medium2PartialMediumMedium 2 in the component
HeatFlowRateQ1_floweps*QMax_flowHeat transferred into the medium 1 [W]
MassFlowRatemWat1_flow0Moisture mass flow rate added to the medium 1 [kg/s]
HeatFlowRateQ2_flow-Q1_flowHeat transferred into the medium 2 [W]
MassFlowRatemWat2_flow0Moisture mass flow rate added to the medium 2 [kg/s]
BooleansensibleOnly1trueSet to true if sensible exchange only for medium 1
BooleansensibleOnly2trueSet to true if sensible exchange only for medium 2
HeatExchangerConfigurationconfiguration Heat exchanger configuration
Realr_nominal2/3Ratio between air-side and water-side convective heat transfer (hA-value) at nominal condition
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem1_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
PressureDifferencedp2_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
HeatFlowRateQ_flow_nominal Nominal heat transfer [W]
TemperatureT_a1_nominal Nominal temperature at port a1 [K]
TemperatureT_a2_nominal Nominal temperature at port a2 [K]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem1_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1.start0Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 [Pa]
MassFlowRatem2_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp2.start0Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 [Pa]
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal1true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 1, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
BooleanallowFlowReversal2true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 2, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem1_flow_small1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_small1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
BooleanhomotopyInitializationtrue= true, use homotopy method
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Medium 1
Booleanfrom_dp1false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance1false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM10.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Medium 2
Booleanfrom_dp2false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance2false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM20.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_a1Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_bport_b1Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_aport_a2Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)
FluidPort_bport_b2Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)

Modelica definition

model DryEffectivenessNTU "Heat exchanger with effectiveness - NTU relation and no moisture condensation" extends Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.PartialEffectiveness( sensibleOnly1=true, sensibleOnly2=true, Q1_flow = eps*QMax_flow, Q2_flow = -Q1_flow, mWat1_flow = 0, mWat2_flow = 0); import con = Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerConfiguration; import flo = Buildings.Fluid.Types.HeatExchangerFlowRegime; parameter Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate Q_flow_nominal "Nominal heat transfer"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T_a1_nominal "Nominal temperature at port a1"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T_a2_nominal "Nominal temperature at port a2"; parameter con configuration "Heat exchanger configuration"; parameter Real r_nominal( min=0, max=1) = 2/3 "Ratio between air-side and water-side convective heat transfer (hA-value) at nominal condition"; Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HADryCoil hA( final r_nominal=r_nominal, final UA_nominal=UA_nominal, final m_flow_nominal_w=m1_flow_nominal, final m_flow_nominal_a=m2_flow_nominal, waterSideTemperatureDependent=false, airSideTemperatureDependent=false) "Model for convective heat transfer coefficient"; Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance UA "UA value"; Real eps(min=0, max=1) "Heat exchanger effectiveness"; Real Z(min=0) "Ratio of capacity flow rate (CMin/CMax)"; // NTU has been removed as NTU goes to infinity as CMin goes to zero. // This quantity is not good for modeling. // Real NTU(min=0) "Number of transfer units"; final parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance UA_nominal(fixed=false) "Nominal UA value"; final parameter Real NTU_nominal(min=0, fixed=false) "Nominal number of transfer units"; final parameter Real eps_nominal(fixed=false) "Nominal heat transfer effectiveness"; protected final parameter Medium1.ThermodynamicState sta1_default = Medium1.setState_pTX( T=T_a1_nominal, p=Medium1.p_default, X=Medium1.X_default[1:Medium1.nXi]) "Default state for medium 1"; final parameter Medium2.ThermodynamicState sta2_default = Medium2.setState_pTX( T=T_a2_nominal, p=Medium2.p_default, X=Medium2.X_default[1:Medium2.nXi]) "Default state for medium 2"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.SpecificHeatCapacity cp1_nominal(fixed=false) "Specific heat capacity of medium 1 at nominal condition"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.SpecificHeatCapacity cp2_nominal(fixed=false) "Specific heat capacity of medium 2 at nominal condition"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance C1_flow_nominal(fixed=false) "Nominal capacity flow rate of Medium 1"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance C2_flow_nominal(fixed=false) "Nominal capacity flow rate of Medium 2"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance CMin_flow_nominal(fixed=false) "Minimal capacity flow rate at nominal condition"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.ThermalConductance CMax_flow_nominal(fixed=false) "Maximum capacity flow rate at nominal condition"; parameter Real Z_nominal( min=0, max=1, fixed=false) "Ratio of capacity flow rate at nominal condition"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T_b1_nominal(fixed=false) "Nominal temperature at port b1"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Temperature T_b2_nominal(fixed=false) "Nominal temperature at port b2"; parameter flo flowRegime_nominal(fixed=false) "Heat exchanger flow regime at nominal flow rates"; flo flowRegime(fixed=false, start=flowRegime_nominal) "Heat exchanger flow regime"; initial equation assert(m1_flow_nominal > 0, "m1_flow_nominal must be positive, m1_flow_nominal = " + String( m1_flow_nominal)); assert(m2_flow_nominal > 0, "m2_flow_nominal must be positive, m2_flow_nominal = " + String( m2_flow_nominal)); cp1_nominal = Medium1.specificHeatCapacityCp(sta1_default); cp2_nominal = Medium2.specificHeatCapacityCp(sta2_default); // Heat transferred from fluid 1 to 2 at nominal condition Q_flow_nominal = m1_flow_nominal*cp1_nominal*(T_a1_nominal - T_b1_nominal); Q_flow_nominal = -m2_flow_nominal*cp2_nominal*(T_a2_nominal - T_b2_nominal); C1_flow_nominal = m1_flow_nominal*cp1_nominal; C2_flow_nominal = m2_flow_nominal*cp2_nominal; CMin_flow_nominal = min(C1_flow_nominal, C2_flow_nominal); CMax_flow_nominal = max(C1_flow_nominal, C2_flow_nominal); Z_nominal = CMin_flow_nominal/CMax_flow_nominal; eps_nominal = abs(Q_flow_nominal/((T_a1_nominal - T_a2_nominal)* CMin_flow_nominal)); assert(eps_nominal > 0 and eps_nominal < 1, "eps_nominal out of bounds, eps_nominal = " + String(eps_nominal) + "\n To achieve the required heat transfer rate at epsilon=0.8, set |T_a1_nominal-T_a2_nominal| = " + String(abs(Q_flow_nominal/0.8*CMin_flow_nominal)) + "\n or increase flow rates. The current parameters result in " + "\n CMin_flow_nominal = " + String(CMin_flow_nominal) + "\n CMax_flow_nominal = " + String(CMax_flow_nominal)); // Assign the flow regime for the given heat exchanger configuration and capacity flow rates if (configuration == con.CrossFlowStream1MixedStream2Unmixed) then flowRegime_nominal = if (C1_flow_nominal < C2_flow_nominal) then flo.CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixed else flo.CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixed; elseif (configuration == con.CrossFlowStream1UnmixedStream2Mixed) then flowRegime_nominal = if (C1_flow_nominal < C2_flow_nominal) then flo.CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixed else flo.CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixed; elseif (configuration == con.ParallelFlow) then flowRegime_nominal = flo.ParallelFlow; elseif (configuration == con.CounterFlow) then flowRegime_nominal = flo.CounterFlow; elseif (configuration == con.CrossFlowUnmixed) then flowRegime_nominal = flo.CrossFlowUnmixed; else // Invalid flow regime. Assign a value to flowRegime_nominal, and stop with an assert flowRegime_nominal = flo.CrossFlowUnmixed; assert(configuration >= con.ParallelFlow and configuration <= con.CrossFlowStream1UnmixedStream2Mixed, "Invalid heat exchanger configuration."); end if; // The equation sorter of Dymola 7.3 does not guarantee that the above assert is tested prior to the // function call on the next line. Thus, we add the test on eps_nominal to avoid an error in ntu_epsilonZ // for invalid input arguments NTU_nominal = if (eps_nominal > 0 and eps_nominal < 1) then Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.ntu_epsilonZ( eps=eps_nominal, Z=Z_nominal, flowRegime=Integer(flowRegime_nominal)) else 0; UA_nominal = NTU_nominal*CMin_flow_nominal; equation // Assign the flow regime for the given heat exchanger configuration and capacity flow rates if (configuration == con.ParallelFlow) then flowRegime = if (C1_flow*C2_flow >= 0) then flo.ParallelFlow else flo.CounterFlow; elseif (configuration == con.CounterFlow) then flowRegime = if (C1_flow*C2_flow >= 0) then flo.CounterFlow else flo.ParallelFlow; elseif (configuration == con.CrossFlowUnmixed) then flowRegime = flo.CrossFlowUnmixed; elseif (configuration == con.CrossFlowStream1MixedStream2Unmixed) then flowRegime = if (C1_flow < C2_flow) then flo.CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixed else flo.CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixed; else // have ( configuration == con.CrossFlowStream1UnmixedStream2Mixed) flowRegime = if (C1_flow < C2_flow) then flo.CrossFlowCMinUnmixedCMaxMixed else flo.CrossFlowCMinMixedCMaxUnmixed; end if; // Convective heat transfer coefficient hA.m1_flow = m1_flow; hA.m2_flow = m2_flow; hA.T_1 = T_in1; hA.T_2 = T_in2; UA = 1/(1/hA.hA_1 + 1/hA.hA_2); // effectiveness (eps, Z) = Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.epsilon_C( UA=UA, C1_flow=C1_flow, C2_flow=C2_flow, flowRegime=Integer(flowRegime), CMin_flow_nominal=CMin_flow_nominal, CMax_flow_nominal=CMax_flow_nominal, delta=delta); end DryEffectivenessNTU;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_T Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_T

Ideal heater or cooler with a prescribed outlet temperature

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_T

Information

Model for an ideal heater or cooler with a prescribed outlet temperature.

This model forces the outlet temperature at port_b to be equal to the temperature of the input signal TSet, subject to optional limits on the heating or cooling capacity Q_flow_max and Q_flow_min. For unlimited capacity, set Q_flow_maxHeat = Modelica.Constant.inf and Q_flow_maxCool=-Modelica.Constant.inf.

The output signal Q_flow is the heat added (for heating) or subtracted (for cooling) to the medium if the flow rate is from port_a to port_b. If the flow is reversed, then Q_flow=0. The outlet temperature at port_a is not affected by this model.

If the parameter energyDynamics is not equal to Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.SteadyState, the component models the dynamic response using a first order differential equation. The time constant of the component is equal to the parameter tau. This time constant is adjusted based on the mass flow rate using

τeff = τ |ṁ| ⁄ ṁnom

where τeff is the effective time constant for the given mass flow rate ṁ and τ is the time constant at the nominal mass flow rate ṁnom. This type of dynamics is equal to the dynamics that a completely mixed control volume would have.

Optionally, this model can have a flow resistance. If no flow resistance is requested, set dp_nominal=0.

For a model that uses a control signal u ∈ [0, 1] and multiplies this with the nominal heating or cooling power, use Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_u

Limitations

This model only adds or removes heat for the flow from port_a to port_b. The enthalpy of the reverse flow is not affected by this model.

This model does not affect the humidity of the air. Therefore, if used to cool air below the dew point temperature, the water mass fraction will not change.

Validation

The model has been validated against the analytical solution in the examples Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Validation.HeaterCooler_T and Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Validation.HeaterCooler_T_dynamic.

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PartialTwoPortInterface (Partial model transporting fluid between two ports without storing mass or energy), Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters (Parameters for flow resistance for models with two ports), Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PrescribedOutletStateParameters (Parameters for models with prescribed outlet state).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package MediumPartialMediumMedium in the component
HeatFlowRateQ_flow_maxHeatModelica.Constants.infMaximum heat flow rate for heating (positive) [W]
HeatFlowRateQ_flow_maxCool-Modelica.Constants.infMaximum heat flow rate for cooling (negative) [W]
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a to port_b (m_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp.start0Pressure difference between port_a and port_b [Pa]
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversaltrue= true to allow flow reversal, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem_flow_small1E-4*abs(m_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
BooleanhomotopyInitializationtrue= true, use homotopy method
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
BooleancomputeFlowResistance(abs(dp_nominal) > Modelica....=true, compute flow resistance. Set to false to assume no friction
Booleanfrom_dpfalse= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistancefalse= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM0.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Dynamics
Timetau10Time constant at nominal flow rate (used if energyDynamics <> Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.SteadyState) [s]
Initialization
TemperatureT_startMedium.T_defaultInitial or guess value of set point [K]
Equations
DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamic...Type of energy balance: dynamic (3 initialization options) or steady state

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_aFluid connector a (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
FluidPort_bport_bFluid connector b (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
input RealInputTSetSet point temperature of the fluid that leaves port_b [K]
output RealOutputQ_flowHeat added to the fluid (if flow is from port_a to port_b) [W]

Modelica definition

model HeaterCooler_T "Ideal heater or cooler with a prescribed outlet temperature" extends Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PartialTwoPortInterface; extends Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters( final computeFlowResistance=(abs(dp_nominal) > Modelica.Constants.eps)); extends Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PrescribedOutletStateParameters( T_start=Medium.T_default); parameter Boolean homotopyInitialization = true "= true, use homotopy method"; Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInput TSet(unit="K", displayUnit="degC") "Set point temperature of the fluid that leaves port_b"; Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutput Q_flow(unit="W") "Heat added to the fluid (if flow is from port_a to port_b)"; protected Buildings.Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM preDro( redeclare final package Medium = Medium, final use_dh=false, final m_flow_nominal=m_flow_nominal, final deltaM=deltaM, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal, final show_T=false, final from_dp=from_dp, final linearized=linearizeFlowResistance, final homotopyInitialization=homotopyInitialization, final dp_nominal=dp_nominal) "Pressure drop model"; Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PrescribedOutletState heaCoo( redeclare final package Medium = Medium, final allowFlowReversal=allowFlowReversal, final m_flow_small=m_flow_small, final show_T=false, final show_V_flow=false, final Q_flow_maxHeat=Q_flow_maxHeat, final Q_flow_maxCool=Q_flow_maxCool, final m_flow_nominal=m_flow_nominal, final tau=tau, final T_start=T_start, final energyDynamics=energyDynamics) "Heater or cooler"; equation connect(port_a, preDro.port_a); connect(preDro.port_b, heaCoo.port_a); connect(heaCoo.port_b, port_b); connect(heaCoo.TSet, TSet); connect(heaCoo.Q_flow, Q_flow); end HeaterCooler_T;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_u Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_u

Heater or cooler with prescribed heat flow rate

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_u

Information

Model for an ideal heater or cooler with prescribed heat flow rate to the medium.

This model adds heat in the amount of Q_flow = u Q_flow_nominal to the medium. The input signal u and the nominal heat flow rate Q_flow_nominal can be positive or negative.

Optionally, this model can have a flow resistance. If no flow resistance is requested, set dp_nominal=0.

For a model that uses as an input the fluid temperature leaving at port_b, use Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.HeaterCooler_T

Limitations

This model does not affect the humidity of the air. Therefore, if used to cool air below the dew point temperature, the water mass fraction will not change.

Validation

The model has been validated against the analytical solution in the example Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.Validation.HeaterCooler_u.

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.TwoPortHeatMassExchanger (Partial model transporting one fluid stream with storing mass or energy).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package MediumPartialMediumMedium in the component
HeatFlowRateQ_flow_nominal Heat flow rate at u=1, positive for heating [W]
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a to port_b (m_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp.start0Pressure difference between port_a and port_b [Pa]
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversaltrue= true to allow flow reversal, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem_flow_small1E-4*abs(m_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
BooleanhomotopyInitializationtrue= true, use homotopy method
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Booleanfrom_dpfalse= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistancefalse= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM0.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Dynamics
Nominal condition
Timetau30Time constant at nominal flow (if energyDynamics <> SteadyState) [s]
Equations
DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamic...Type of energy balance: dynamic (3 initialization options) or steady state
DynamicsmassDynamicsenergyDynamicsType of mass balance: dynamic (3 initialization options) or steady state
Initialization
AbsolutePressurep_startMedium.p_defaultStart value of pressure [Pa]
TemperatureT_startMedium.T_defaultStart value of temperature [K]
MassFractionX_start[Medium.nX]Medium.X_defaultStart value of mass fractions m_i/m [kg/kg]
ExtraPropertyC_start[Medium.nC]fill(0, Medium.nC)Start value of trace substances

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_aFluid connector a (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
FluidPort_bport_bFluid connector b (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
input RealInputuControl input
output RealOutputQ_flowHeat added to the fluid [W]

Modelica definition

model HeaterCooler_u "Heater or cooler with prescribed heat flow rate" extends Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.TwoPortHeatMassExchanger( redeclare final Buildings.Fluid.MixingVolumes.MixingVolume vol( final prescribedHeatFlowRate=true)); parameter Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate Q_flow_nominal "Heat flow rate at u=1, positive for heating"; Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInput u "Control input"; Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutput Q_flow(unit="W") "Heat added to the fluid"; protected Buildings.HeatTransfer.Sources.PrescribedHeatFlow preHea "Prescribed heat flow"; Modelica.Blocks.Math.Gain gai(k=Q_flow_nominal) "Gain"; equation connect(u, gai.u); connect(gai.y, preHea.Q_flow); connect(preHea.port, vol.heatPort); connect(gai.y, Q_flow); end HeaterCooler_u;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilCounterFlow Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilCounterFlow

Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and humidity condensation

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilCounterFlow

Information

Model of a discretized coil with water vapor condensation. The coil consists of two flow paths which are, at the design flow direction, in opposite direction to model a counterflow heat exchanger. The flow paths are discretized into nEle elements. Each element is modeled by an instance of Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElement. Each element has a state variable for the metal.

The convective heat transfer coefficients can, for each fluid individually, be computed as a function of the flow rate and/or the temperature, or assigned to a constant. This computation is done using an instance of Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HADryCoil.

In this model, the water (or liquid) flow path needs to be connected to port_a1 and port_b1, and the air flow path needs to be connected to the other two ports.

The mass transfer from the fluid 2 to the metal is computed using a similarity law between heat and mass transfer, as implemented by the model Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.MassExchange.

This model can only be used with medium models that implement the function enthalpyOfLiquid and that contain an integer variable Water whose value is the element number where the water vapor is stored in the species concentration vector. Examples for such media are Buildings.Media.Air and Modelica.Media.Air.MoistAir.

To model this coil for conditions without humidity condensation, use the model Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow instead of this model.

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow (Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and without humidity condensation).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package Medium1PartialMediumMedium 1 in the component
replaceable package Medium2PartialMediumMedium 2 in the component
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem1_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
PressureDifferencedp2_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
ThermalConductanceUA_nominal Thermal conductance at nominal flow, used to compute heat capacity [W/K]
Realr_nominal2/3Ratio between air-side and water-side convective heat transfer coefficient
Timetau120Time constant at nominal flow for medium 1 [s]
Timetau21Time constant at nominal flow for medium 2 [s]
Timetau_m20Time constant of metal at nominal UA value [s]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem1_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1.start0Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 [Pa]
MassFlowRatem2_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp2.start0Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 [Pa]
Geometry
IntegernEle4Number of pipe segments used for discretization
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal1true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 1, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
BooleanallowFlowReversal2true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 2, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem1_flow_small1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_small1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Medium 1
Booleanfrom_dp1false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance1false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM10.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Medium 2
Booleanfrom_dp2false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance2false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM20.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Dynamics
Equations
DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamic...Formulation of energy balance
Heat transfer
BooleanwaterSideFlowDependenttrueSet to false to make water-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanairSideFlowDependenttrueSet to false to make air-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanwaterSideTemperatureDependentfalseSet to false to make water-side hA independent of temperature
BooleanairSideTemperatureDependentfalseSet to false to make air-side hA independent of temperature

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_a1Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_bport_b1Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_aport_a2Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)
FluidPort_bport_b2Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)

Modelica definition

model WetCoilCounterFlow "Counterflow coil with discretization along the flow paths and humidity condensation" extends Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilCounterFlow( redeclare each final Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElementLatent ele[nEle]); Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate QSen2_flow "Sensible heat input into air stream (negative if air is cooled)"; Modelica.SIunits.HeatFlowRate QLat2_flow "Latent heat input into air (negative if air is dehumidified)"; Real SHR( min=0, max=1, unit="1") "Sensible to total heat ratio"; Modelica.SIunits.MassFlowRate mWat_flow "Water flow rate"; equation mWat_flow = sum(ele[i].vol2.mWat_flow for i in 1:nEle); QLat2_flow = sum(Medium2.enthalpyOfCondensingGas(ele[i].vol2.heatPort.T)*ele[i].vol2.mWat_flow for i in 1:nEle); Q2_flow = QSen2_flow + QLat2_flow; Q2_flow*SHR = QSen2_flow; end WetCoilCounterFlow;

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilDiscretized Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilDiscretized

Coil with discretization along the flow paths and humidity condensation

Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilDiscretized

Information

Model of a discretized coil with humidity condensation. This model is identical to Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DryCoilDiscretized but in addition, the mass transfer from fluid 2 to the metal is computed. The mass transfer is computed using a similarity law between heat and mass transfer, as implemented by the model Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.MassExchange. See this model for details.

This model can only be used with medium models that implement the function enthalpyOfLiquid and that contain an integer variable Water whose value is the element number where the water vapor is stored in the species concentration vector. Examples for such media are Buildings.Media.Air and Modelica.Media.Air.MoistAir.

Extends from DryCoilDiscretized (Coil with discretization along the flow paths and no humidity condensation).

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
replaceable package Medium1PartialMediumMedium 1 in the component
replaceable package Medium2PartialMediumMedium 2 in the component
Nominal condition
MassFlowRatem1_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_nominal Nominal mass flow rate [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
PressureDifferencedp2_nominal Pressure difference [Pa]
ThermalConductanceUA_nominal Thermal conductance at nominal flow, used to compute heat capacity [W/K]
Timetau120Time constant at nominal flow for medium 1 [s]
Timetau21Time constant at nominal flow for medium 2 [s]
Timetau_m20Time constant of metal at nominal UA value [s]
Initialization
MassFlowRatem1_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp1.start0Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 [Pa]
MassFlowRatem2_flow.start0Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) [kg/s]
PressureDifferencedp2.start0Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 [Pa]
MassFlowRatemStart_flow_a1m1_flow_nominalGuess value for mass flow rate at port_a1 [kg/s]
MassFlowRatemStart_flow_a2m2_flow_nominalGuess value for mass flow rate at port_a2 [kg/s]
Geometry
IntegernReg2Number of registers
IntegernPipPar3Number of parallel pipes in each register
IntegernPipSeg4Number of pipe segments per register used for discretization
Lengthdh10.025Hydraulic diameter for a single pipe [m]
Lengthdh21Hydraulic diameter for duct [m]
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal1true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 1, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
BooleanallowFlowReversal2true= true to allow flow reversal in medium 2, false restricts to design direction (port_a -> port_b)
Advanced
MassFlowRatem1_flow_small1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
MassFlowRatem2_flow_small1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow [kg/s]
Booleanuse_dh1falseSet to true to specify hydraulic diameter for pipe pressure drop
Booleanuse_dh2falseSet to true to specify hydraulic diameter for duct pressure drop)
RealReC_14000Reynolds number where transition to turbulent starts inside pipes
RealReC_24000Reynolds number where transition to turbulent starts inside ducts
Diagnostics
Booleanshow_Tfalse= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
Medium 1
Booleanfrom_dp1false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance1false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM10.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Medium 2
Booleanfrom_dp2false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance2false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM20.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Dynamics
Equations
DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamic...Formulation of energy balance
Heat transfer
BooleanwaterSideFlowDependentfalseSet to false to make water-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanairSideFlowDependentfalseSet to false to make air-side hA independent of mass flow rate
BooleanwaterSideTemperatureDependentfalseSet to false to make water-side hA independent of temperature

Connectors

TypeNameDescription
FluidPort_aport_a1Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_bport_b1Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1)
FluidPort_aport_a2Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)
FluidPort_bport_b2Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2)

Modelica definition

model WetCoilDiscretized "Coil with discretization along the flow paths and humidity condensation" // When replacing the volume, the Medium is constrained so that the enthalpyOfLiquid // function is known. Otherwise, checkModel(...) will fail extends DryCoilDiscretized( each hexReg(redeclare final Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.BaseClasses.HexElementLatent ele[nPipPar, nPipSeg]), temSen_1(m_flow_nominal=m1_flow_nominal), temSen_2(m_flow_nominal=m2_flow_nominal)); end WetCoilDiscretized;
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