Buffer Storage Model with support for heating rod and two heating coils.
It represents a buffer storage stratified into n layers where 1 represents the bottom layer and n represents the top layer. The layers are connected to each other allowing heat and fluid transfer.The heat transfer between the layers can be selected to model the conductance between the layers or different models that additionally represent the buoyancy:
HeatTransferOnlyConduction: Model for heat transfer between buffer storage layers. Models conductance of water. An effective heat conductivity is therefore calculated. Used in BufferStorage model.
HeatTransferLambdaSimple: Model for heat transfer between buffer storage layers. Models conductance of water and additional effective conductivity (in case the above layer is colder than the lower layer). Used in BufferStorage model.
HeatTransferLambdaEff: Model for heat transfer between buffer storage layers. Models conductance of water and buoyancy according to Viskanta et al., 1997. An effective heat conductivity is therefore calculated. Used in BufferStorage model.
HeatTransferLambdaEffSmooth: Same as HeatTransfer_lambda_eff. In addition, the smooth() expression is used for the transition of the buoyancy model.
HeatTransferLambdaEffTanh: Same as HeatTransfer_lambda_eff. In addition, a tanh function is used for the transition of the buoyancy model (VariableTransition model). Attention: the initial value of the FullTransition model is 0.5. This may lead to a mixture of the storage at the beginning of the simulation.
HeatTransferBuoyancyWetter: Model for heat transfer between buffer storage layers. Models buoyancy according to Buildings.Fluid.Storage.BaseClasses.Buoyancy model of Buildings library, cf. https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/modelica. No conduction is implemented apart from when buoyancy occurs.
The geometrical data for the storage is read by records in the DataBase package. The model also includes heat losses over the storage walls (wall, top and bottom). No pressure losses are included. Thus external pressure loss models are required for the use of the model.
AixLib.Fluid.Storage.Examples.BufferStorageCharging
Name | Description |
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Medium | Medium model |
MediumHC1 | Medium model for HC1 |
MediumHC2 | Medium model for HC2 |
HeatTransfer | Heat Transfer Model between fluid layers |