recordGenericDomesticHotWaterWithHeatExchanger

Equipment specifications for a heating water tank with external heat exchanger to heat domestic hot water

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Information

This record corresponds to a hot water tank that is filled with heating water, and that has an external heat exchanger to heat domestic hot water.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Tank
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVTanTank volume
Advanced › Tank
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthhTan2Height of tank (without insulation)
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthdIns0.3Thickness of insulation
Modelica.Units.SI.ThermalConductivitykIns0.04Specific heat conductivity of insulation
IntegernSeg5Number of volume segments used to discretize tank
Advanced › Heat exchanger
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpHexHea_nominal5000Pressure drop across the heat exchanger at nominal conditions on heating water side
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpHexDom_nominaldpHexHea_nominal*(mDom_flow_nominal/mHex_flow_nominal)^2Pressure drop across the heat exchanger at nominal conditions on domestic hot water side
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemHex_flow_nominalQHex_flow_nominal/dTHexHea_nominal/4200Mass flow rate of heat exchanger on heating side
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureDifferencedTHexHea_nominal5Temperature difference across heat exchanger on heating water side (inlet-outlet)
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureDifferencedTHexApp_nominal2Heat exchanger approach temperature
Heat exchanger
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemDom_flow_nominalDesign mass flow rate of domestic hot water
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRateQHex_flow_nominalmDom_flow_nominal*4200*(TDom_nominal - TCol_nominal)Nominal heating flow rate at heat exchanger
Domestic hot water
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTDom_nominal318.15Temperature of domestic hot water leaving heater at nominal conditions
Advanced › Domestic hot water
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTCol_nominal288.15Temperature of cold water at nominal conditions

Revisions

  • September 11, 2023 by David Blum:
    Updated for release.
  • November 22, 2022 by Dre Helmns:
    Initial implementation.