modelEmpirical

Example for using the empirical air filter model

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

Information

The example shows a filter that captures particles and VOCs. It has different filtration efficiencies capturing the particles and VOCs.

It set up a simulation that shows the performance change of the filter in 2 years operation. The filtration efficiencies for both contaminants decrease along with the contaminant accumulation on the filtration.

When the contaminant accumulation reaches the maximum at around 412 days, the filter is replaced and the contaminants accumulated the the filter, and hence the filtration efficiencies, are reset.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Fluid.AirFilters.Data.GenericperPerformance dataset

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsouAir source
Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsinAir sink
Buildings.Fluid.AirFilters.EmpiricalairFilAir filter
Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TraceSubstancesTwoPortsenTraSubParInTrace substance sensor of CO2 in inlet air
Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TraceSubstancesTwoPortsenTraSubVOCInTrace substance sensor of VOC in inlet air
Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TraceSubstancesTwoPortsenTraSubParOutTrace substance sensor of CO2 in outlet air
Buildings.Fluid.Sensors.TraceSubstancesTwoPortsenTraSubVOCOutTrace substance sensor of VOC in outlet air
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Reals.Sources.SinparSouParticle mass flow rate
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Reals.Sources.SinvocSouVOC mass flow rate

Contents

NameDescription
MediumAir

Revisions

  • December 22, 2023, by Sen Huang:
    First implementation.