modelSimplifiedRoom

Simplified data center room

Extends from Buildings.BaseClasses.BaseIcon (Base icon).

Information

This is a simplified room model for a data center. There is no heat exchange between the room and ambient environment through the building envelope since it is negligible compared to the heat released by the servers.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthrooLenLength of the room
Modelica.Units.SI.LengthrooWidWidth of the room
Modelica.Units.SI.HeightrooHeiHeight of the room
Modelica.Units.SI.PowerQRoo_flowHeat generation of the computer room
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_nominalNominal mass flow rate
General › Ports
IntegernPorts0Number of parts

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Fluid.Vessels.BaseClasses.VesselFluidPorts_b[nPorts]airPortsFluid inlets and outlets
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealOutputTRooAirRoom air temperature

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Fluid.MixingVolumes.MixingVolumerooVolVolume of air in the room
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Sources.PrescribedHeatFlowQSouHeat source of the room
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Rampramp
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Sensors.TemperatureSensorTAirRoom air temperature

Contents

NameDescription
MediumMedium model

Revisions

  • July 17, 2015, by Michael Wetter:
    Added prescribedHeatFlowRate=false for both volumes. This is for issue 282 of the Annex 60 library.
  • July 21, 2011 by Wangda Zuo:
    Merge to library.
  • December 10, 2010 by Wangda Zuo:
    First implementation.