recordGeneric

Generic data record for thermal wheels

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Record (Icon for records).

Information

Record containing performance-related parameters for thermal wheels.

It is used as a template of performance data for the thermal wheel models in Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ThermalWheels.BaseClasses.

The record contains the parameters, including the nominal mass flow rates, nominal pressure drops, the heat exchanger effectiveness at part load (75% of the nominal supply flow rate) and at nominal conditions, and the wheel power consumption at the nominal wheel speed.

For the variable-speed thermal wheel (have_varSpe=true), the record also includes the following datasets:

  • motor percent full-load efficiency versus wheel speed ratio,
  • sensible heat exchange effectiveness corrections versus wheel speed ratio,
  • latent heat exchange effectiveness corrections versus wheel speed ratio.

Note the following:

  • The heat exchange effectiveness corrections versus wheel speed ratio are correction factors that are multiplied with the heat exchange effectiveness that the wheel has a full rotational speed.
  • When have_latHEX=true, the dataset of the latent heat exchange effectiveness corrections versus wheel speed ratio is enabled,
  • When use_defaultMotorEfficiencyCurve=true, the motor percent full-load efficiency versus wheel speed ratio is disabled, and the default curve (see Buildings.Fluid.Movers.BaseClasses.Characteristics.motorEfficiencyCurve) is used for calculations.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Booleanhave_latHEXtrueSet to true to compute latent heat exchange
Booleanuse_defaultMotorEfficiencyCurvetrueSet to true to use default motor efficiency curve
Booleanhave_varSpetrueSet to true for the heat recovery wheel with a variable speed drive
Nominal condition
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemSup_flow_nominalNominal supply air mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemExh_flow_nominalNominal exhaust air mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpSup_nominal500Nominal supply air pressure drop across the heat exchanger
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpExh_nominaldpSup_nominalNominal exhaust air pressure drop across the heat exchanger
RealP_nominal100Power consumption at the design condition
Modelica.Units.SI.EfficiencyepsSen_nominal0.8Nominal sensible heat exchanger effectiveness
Modelica.Units.SI.EfficiencyepsLat_nominal0.8Nominal latent heat exchanger effectiveness
Part load effectiveness
Modelica.Units.SI.EfficiencyepsSenPL0.75Part load (75% of the nominal supply flow rate) sensible heat exchanger effectiveness
Modelica.Units.SI.EfficiencyepsLatPL0.75Part load (75% of the nominal supply mass flow rate) latent heat exchanger effectiveness
Heat exchange effectiveness computation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ThermalWheels.Data.Characteristics.HeatExchangerEffectivenesssenEffMultiplication factor for sensible heat exchange effectiveness due to wheel speed ratio between 0 and 1
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ThermalWheels.Data.Characteristics.HeatExchangerEffectivenesslatEffMultiplication factor for latent heat exchange effectiveness due to wheel speed ratio between 0 and 1
Power computation
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ThermalWheels.Data.Characteristics.MotorEfficiencyrelMotEffRatio of the motor efficiency at give speed to the one when the speed is 1
Buildings.Fluid.Movers.BaseClasses.Characteristics.efficiencyParameters_yMotrelMotEff_defaultBuildings.Fluid.Movers.BaseClasses.Characteristics.motorEfficiencyCurve(P_nominal = P_nominal, eta_max = 1)Default relative motor efficiency

Revisions

  • May 28, 2024, by Sen Huang:
    First implementation.