modelParallelPipes
CHW supply and return pipes in parallel
Extends from Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PartialFourPortInterface (Partial model with four ports and declaration of quantities that are used by many models).
Information
This model contains two pipes in parallel that represent the supply and return pipes of a district CHW network. Only pressure drop is considered. This model does not consider heat loss.
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumptions | |||
| Boolean | allowFlowReversal1 (from PartialFourPort) | true | = false to simplify equations, assuming, but not enforcing, no flow reversal for medium 1 |
| Boolean | allowFlowReversal2 (from PartialFourPort) | true | = false to simplify equations, assuming, but not enforcing, no flow reversal for medium 2 |
| Nominal condition | |||
| Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRate | m1_flow_nominal (from PartialFourPortInterface) | Nominal mass flow rate | |
| Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRate | m2_flow_nominal (from PartialFourPortInterface) | Nominal mass flow rate | |
| Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRate | m_flow_nominal | Nominal mass flow rate | |
| Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifference | dp_nominal | Nominal pressure drop | |
| Advanced | |||
| Medium1.MassFlowRate | m1_flow_small (from PartialFourPortInterface) | 1E-4*abs(m1_flow_nominal) | Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow |
| Medium2.MassFlowRate | m2_flow_small (from PartialFourPortInterface) | 1E-4*abs(m2_flow_nominal) | Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow |
| Real | n | 2 | Flow exponent, n=1 for laminar, n=2 for turbulent |
| Advanced › Diagnostics | |||
| Boolean | show_T (from PartialFourPortInterface) | false | = true, if actual temperature at port is computed |
Connectors
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_a | port_a1 (from PartialFourPort) | Fluid connector a1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1) | |
| Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_b | port_b1 (from PartialFourPort) | Fluid connector b1 (positive design flow direction is from port_a1 to port_b1) | |
| Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_a | port_a2 (from PartialFourPort) | Fluid connector a2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2) | |
| Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_b | port_b2 (from PartialFourPort) | Fluid connector b2 (positive design flow direction is from port_a2 to port_b2) |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium1.MassFlowRate | m1_flow (from PartialFourPortInterface) | port_a1.m_flow | Mass flow rate from port_a1 to port_b1 (m1_flow > 0 is design flow direction) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifference | dp1 (from PartialFourPortInterface) | port_a1.p - port_b1.p | Pressure difference between port_a1 and port_b1 |
| Medium2.MassFlowRate | m2_flow (from PartialFourPortInterface) | port_a2.m_flow | Mass flow rate from port_a2 to port_b2 (m2_flow > 0 is design flow direction) |
| Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifference | dp2 (from PartialFourPortInterface) | port_a2.p - port_b2.p | Pressure difference between port_a2 and port_b2 |
| Medium1.ThermodynamicState | sta_a1 (from PartialFourPortInterface) | if allowFlowReversal1 then Medium1.setState_phX(port_a1.p, noEvent(actualStream(port_a1.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(port_a1.Xi_outflow))) else Medium1.setState_phX(port_a1.p, inStream(port_a1.h_outflow), inStream(port_a1.Xi_outflow)) | Medium properties in port_a1 |
| Medium1.ThermodynamicState | sta_b1 (from PartialFourPortInterface) | if allowFlowReversal1 then Medium1.setState_phX(port_b1.p, noEvent(actualStream(port_b1.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(port_b1.Xi_outflow))) else Medium1.setState_phX(port_b1.p, port_b1.h_outflow, port_b1.Xi_outflow) | Medium properties in port_b1 |
| Medium2.ThermodynamicState | sta_a2 (from PartialFourPortInterface) | if allowFlowReversal2 then Medium2.setState_phX(port_a2.p, noEvent(actualStream(port_a2.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(port_a2.Xi_outflow))) else Medium2.setState_phX(port_a2.p, inStream(port_a2.h_outflow), inStream(port_a2.Xi_outflow)) | Medium properties in port_a2 |
| Medium2.ThermodynamicState | sta_b2 (from PartialFourPortInterface) | if allowFlowReversal2 then Medium2.setState_phX(port_b2.p, noEvent(actualStream(port_b2.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(port_b2.Xi_outflow))) else Medium2.setState_phX(port_b2.p, port_b2.h_outflow, port_b2.Xi_outflow) | Medium properties in port_b2 |
| Buildings.Fluid.FixedResistances.PressureDrop | preDro1 | Flow resistance | |
| Buildings.Fluid.FixedResistances.PressureDrop | preDro2 | Flow resistance |
Contents
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
 Medium | Medium package |
Revisions
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June 17, 2026, by Michael Wetter:
Updated implementation to allow a flow coefficientnthat is different from2. This allows use of the model for not fully turbulent flow.
This is for Buildings, #4620. -
July 27, 2022 by Hongxiang Fu:
First implementation. This is for #2859.