modelHeater

Idealized model for heater containing heat capacity of heat exchanger

Extends from Components.BaseClasses.PartialHeater (BaseClass for heat exchangers in air handling units).

Information

This model provides a idealized heater. The model considers the convective heat transfer from the heat transfer surface in the air stream. Moreover the heat capacity of the heating surface and the housing of the heat exchanger is considered.

Heat transfer model:

The model assumes a heat transfer in a plane gap. Hence the convective heat transfer coefficient is calculated using the Nusselt-correlation for a plane gap as described in the VDI-Wärmeatlas 2013 (p.800, eq. 45).

Num = 7.55 + (0.024 {Re Pr dh ⁄ l}1.14) ⁄ (1 + 0.0358 {Re Pr dh ⁄ l}0.64 Pr0.17)

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Booleanuse_T_set (from PartialHeater)falseif true, a set temperature is used to calculate the necessary heat flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRateQ_flow_nominal (from PartialHeater)45E3maximum heat output of heater at design point. Only used, if use_T_set = true
Advanced
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacitycpAir (from PartialComponent)1006specific heat capacity of dry air
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacitycpSteam (from PartialComponent)1860specific heat capacity of steam
Modelica.Units.SI.DensityrhoAir (from PartialComponent)1.2Density of air
Nominal conditions
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_nominal (from PartialComponent)nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedp_nominal (from PartialComponent)pressure drop at nominal mass flow rate

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputmAirIn_flow (from PartialComponent)mass flow rate of incoming air
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputTAirIn (from PartialComponent)Temperature of incoming air
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputXAirIn (from PartialComponent)absolute humidity of incoming air
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputmAirOut_flow (from PartialComponent)mass flow rate of outgoing air
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputTAirOut (from PartialComponent)temperature of outgoing air
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputXAirOut (from PartialComponent)absolute humidity of outgoing air
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputdp (from PartialComponent)pressure difference
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputT_set (from PartialHeater)
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputQ_flow (from PartialHeater)heat flow rate
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputu (from PartialHeater)input connector scaling heat flow rate [0..1]

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpyhAirIn (from PartialComponent)specific enthalpy of incoming air
Modelica.Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpyhAirOut (from PartialComponent)specific enthalpy of outgoing air
PartialPressureDroppartialPressureDrop (from PartialHeater)

Revisions

  • April, 2019, by Martin Kremer:
    First implementation.