modelPartialBorehole

Partial model to implement multi-segment boreholes

Extends from Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.PartialTwoPortInterface (Partial model with two ports and declaration of quantities that are used by many models), Buildings.Fluid.Interfaces.TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters (Parameters for flow resistance for models with two ports).

Information

Partial model to implement models simulating geothermal U-tube boreholes modeled as several borehole segments, with a uniform borehole wall boundary condition.

Note that the model is same as Buildings.Fluid.Geothermal.Borefields.BaseClasses.Boreholes.BaseClasses.PartialBorehole, except that different borefield data record is used.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealmSenFac1Factor for scaling the sensible thermal mass of the volume
IntegernSeg10Number of segments to use in vertical discretization of the boreholes
Buildings.Fluid.Geothermal.Borefields.TOUGH.Data.Borefield.TemplateborFieDatBorefield parameters
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal (from PartialTwoPort)true= false to simplify equations, assuming, but not enforcing, no flow reversal
Nominal condition
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_nominal (from PartialTwoPortInterface)Nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedp_nominal (from TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters)Pressure difference
Advanced
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow_small (from PartialTwoPortInterface)1E-4*abs(m_flow_nominal)Small mass flow rate for regularization of zero flow
Advanced › Diagnostics
Booleanshow_T (from PartialTwoPortInterface)false= true, if actual temperature at port is computed
Flow resistance
BooleancomputeFlowResistance (from TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters)true=true, compute flow resistance. Set to false to assume no friction
Booleanfrom_dp (from TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters)false= true, use m_flow = f(dp) else dp = f(m_flow)
Realn (from TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters)2Flow exponent, n=1 for laminar, n=2 for turbulent
BooleanlinearizeFlowResistance (from TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters)false= true, use linear relation between m_flow and dp for any flow rate
RealdeltaM (from TwoPortFlowResistanceParameters)0.1Fraction of nominal flow rate where flow transitions to laminar
Initialization
Modelica.Units.SI.Temperature[nSeg]TGro_startStart value of grout temperature
Modelica.Units.SI.Temperature[nSeg]TFlu_startTGro_startStart value of fluid temperature
Medium.AbsolutePressurep_startMedium.p_defaultStart value of pressure
Dynamics › Conservation equations
Modelica.Fluid.Types.DynamicsenergyDynamicsModelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.DynamicFreeInitialType of energy balance: dynamic (3 initialization options) or steady state

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_aport_a (from PartialTwoPort)Fluid connector a (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPort_bport_b (from PartialTwoPort)Fluid connector b (positive design flow direction is from port_a to port_b)
Modelica.Thermal.HeatTransfer.Interfaces.HeatPort_a[nSeg]port_wallThermal connection for borehole wall

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatem_flow (from PartialTwoPortInterface)port_a.m_flowMass flow rate from port_a to port_b (m_flow > 0 is design flow direction)
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedp (from PartialTwoPortInterface)port_a.p - port_b.pPressure difference between port_a and port_b
Medium.ThermodynamicStatesta_a (from PartialTwoPortInterface)if allowFlowReversal then Medium.setState_phX(port_a.p, noEvent(actualStream(port_a.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(port_a.Xi_outflow))) else Medium.setState_phX(port_a.p, noEvent(inStream(port_a.h_outflow)), noEvent(inStream(port_a.Xi_outflow)))Medium properties in port_a
Medium.ThermodynamicStatesta_b (from PartialTwoPortInterface)if allowFlowReversal then Medium.setState_phX(port_b.p, noEvent(actualStream(port_b.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(port_b.Xi_outflow))) else Medium.setState_phX(port_b.p, noEvent(port_b.h_outflow), noEvent(port_b.Xi_outflow))Medium properties in port_b

Contents

NameDescription
MediumMedium in the component

Revisions

  • June 22, 2026, by Jianjun Hu:
    First implementation.