modelDHWHeatExchanger

Counterflow heat exchanger

Extends from AixLib.Obsolete.BaseClasses.ObsoleteModel (Icon for classes that are obsolete and will be removed in later versions).

Information

Overview

Model for a counterflow heat exchanger for two circuits. In the first instance this heat exchanger is used to warm domestic hot water.

Concept

The heat transfer between the two circuits is based on the model ThermalConductor. The fluid inside the heat exchanger (each side separately) is represented by the model HeatCapacitor.

The heat exchanger is discretized in n single layers (min. 3 layers) towards the flow direction at the heater side.

Example Results

DHWHeatExchanger

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
FastHVAC.Media.BaseClasses.MediumSimplemediumFastHVAC.Media.WaterSimple()Standard charastics for water (heat capacity, density, thermal conductivity)
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaA_HE2Area of the heat exchanger
Modelica.Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransferk_HE1500Thermal transmission coefficient
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureT_inlet_DHW283.15DHW Temperature at inlet
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureT_set_DHW_ideal333.15DHW set temperature
Integern5Number of segments the heat exchanger is separated to
Modelica.Units.SI.Massm_heater10How much fluid is inside the heat exchanger at the side of the heater
Modelica.Units.SI.Massm_DHW10How much fluid is inside the heat exchanger at the side of the DHW
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureT0Modelica.Units.Conversions.from_degC(20)Initial temperature, in degrees Celsius

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputT_DHWoutput temperature of domestic hot water
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputT_return
Interfaces.EnthalpyPort_aenthalpyPort_heaterInflow
Interfaces.EnthalpyPort_benthalpyPort_heaterOutreturn
Interfaces.EnthalpyPort_aenthalpyPort_dHWInDHW input
Interfaces.EnthalpyPort_benthalpyPort_dHWOutDHW output

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRatedotQ
FastHVAC.BaseClasses.WorkingFluid[n]layer_heater
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Components.ThermalConductor[n]heat_transfer
FastHVAC.BaseClasses.WorkingFluid[n]layer_dHW
Modelica.Blocks.Math.UnitConversions.To_degCto_degC
Modelica.Blocks.Math.UnitConversions.To_degCto_degC1

Revisions

  • April 13, 2017  Tobias Blacha:
    Moved into AixLib
  • January 12, 2015  by Konstantin Finkbeiner:
    Formatted documentation appropriately
  • December 16, 2014  by Sebastian Stinner:
    Implemented