modelSingleBoiler

Example model for a complete steam district heating system with a central plant that contains a single boiler

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

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

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.AbsolutePressurepSat400000Saturation pressure, high pressure
Modelica.Units.SI.AbsolutePressurepLow200000Reduced pressure, after PRV
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTSatMediumSte.saturationTemperature(pSat)Saturation temperature, at high pressure
IntegerN3Number of buildings
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemDis_flow_nominalsum(bld.m_flow_nominal)*1.2Nominal mass flow rate of entire district
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRateQDis_flow_nominalQBui_flow_nominal*NNominal heat flow rate of entire district
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRateQBui_flow_nominal20000Nominal heat flow rate of each building
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpPip6000Pressure drop in the condensate return pipe
Buildings.Fluid.Movers.Data.GenericperPumFWPerformance data for feedwater pump at the plant
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedp_nominal6000Pressure drop of distribution at nominal mass flow rate

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.DHC.Loads.Steam.BuildingTimeSeriesAtETS[N]bldBuildings
Buildings.DHC.Networks.Steam.DistributionCondensatePipedisDistribution network
Buildings.DHC.Plants.Steam.SingleBoilerplaPlant

Contents

NameDescription
MediumSteSteam medium
MediumWatWater medium

Revisions

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