.Buildings.DHC.Examples.Steam.SingleBoiler

Information

This example model demonstrates a complete system simulation for steam district heating systems. The central plant features a single boiler. For the distribution network, pressure losses on the condensate return pipes are included, while the steam pipes are assumed to be lossless.

References

Kathryn Hinkelman, Saranya Anbarasu, Michael Wetter, Antoine Gautier, Wangda Zuo. 2022. “A Fast and Accurate Modeling Approach for Water and Steam Thermodynamics with Practical Applications in District Heating System Simulation,” Energy, 254(A), pp. 124227. 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124227

Kathryn Hinkelman, Saranya Anbarasu, Michael Wetter, Antoine Gautier, Baptiste Ravache, Wangda Zuo 2022. “Towards Open-Source Modelica Models For Steam-Based District Heating Systems.” Proc. of the 1st International Workshop On Open Source Modelling And Simulation Of Energy Systems (OSMSES 2022), Aachen, German, April 4-5, 2022. 10.1109/OSMSES54027.2022.9769121

Contents

Name	Description
MediumSte	Steam medium
MediumWat	Water medium

Revisions

• September 15, 2023, by Kathryn Hinkelman:
  Added publication references.
• March 3, 2022 by Kathryn Hinkelman:
  First implementation.