.BuildSysPro.Building.AirFlow.HeatTransfer.EnthalpyFlow

Information

Enthalpy flow due to air ventilation and infiltration

Hypothesis and equations

This model calculates an enthalpy flow between two rooms at different temperatures, assuming that the mass balance is met. Only one enthalpy exchange, oriented from upstream to downstream, is modelled.

The volume flow rate can be prescribed or fixed throughout the simulation.

The enthalpy flux between thermal zone and outside is defined as follows:

The main assumptions are:

• Variations in potential and kinetic energies of the air are neglected and
• mechanical work exchanged with the solid walls is zero
• the air temperature is uniform throughout the room: Tair uniforme
• the air specific heat is considered constant and uniform: Cp = constant
• the density of an air zone is constant and uniform: rho = constant

The model represents a quantity of air in zone A (upstream) at port_a.T temperature and at rho density moving to zone B (downstream). The enthalpy variation is only due to the temperature difference between these areas.

Bibliography

CLIM2000 : étude du renouvellement d'air, C. Rogari , Rapport de stage 3ème année ESIP-EDF. Juin1990.

model TF 101 from CLIM2000. 02/2002

Instructions for use

The conservation of mass in a thermal zone is imperative and is left to the user's care, otherwise the transfered work (PdV) can not be equal to zero.

By construction, this model can not ensure it. For example, for a thermal zone exchanging air with outdoor environment, two head-to-toe models should be used.

Similarly, this model can not be used alone for a single zone.

For more information refer to the user manual TF101 of CLIM2000.

Known limits / Use precautions

Use this type of model only for temperature differences lower than 5°C. Beyond, prefer pressure and temperature models, which provide a more accurate modeling.

Caution related to the conservation of mass.

Validations

Model validated - Gilles Plessis 02/2012

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BuildSysPro version 3.6.0
Author : Gilles PLESSIS, EDF (2012)
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Revisions

Gilles Plessis 10/2011 : Suppresion du paramètre V volume de la zone d'air amont par rapport au modèle CLIM2000.

Gilles Plessis 02/2012 : Modification du modèle pour permettre un scénario de ventilation fixe ou commandé.