modelWetCoilCounterFlowLowWaterFlowRate

Model that tests a heat exchanger with prescribed boundary conditions, in terms of properties of inlet water and inlet air

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

Information

This is a validation case in which the air flow rate is about a third of the design flow rate, and the water mass flow rate is ramped to zero. The validation verifies that the outlet temperatures approach the inlet temperature of the air.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemWat_flow_nominal0.44732114Nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemAir_flow_nominal0.65844Nominal mass flow rate

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.WetCoilCounterFlowhexCooling coil
Buildings.Fluid.Sources.MassFlowSource_Tsou_wSource for water
Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsin_wsink for water
Buildings.Fluid.Sources.MassFlowSource_Tsou_aSource for air
Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsin_asink for air
Controls.OBC.CDL.Reals.Sources.Rampram
Sensors.TemperatureTwoPortsenTemWatInTemperature sensor
Sensors.TemperatureTwoPortsenTemWatOutTemperature sensor
Sensors.TemperatureTwoPortsenTemAirInTemperature sensor
Sensors.TemperatureTwoPortsenTemAirOutTemperature sensor

Contents

NameDescription
Medium1Medium model for water
Medium2Medium model for air

Revisions

  • July 5, 2022, by Antoine Gautier:
    Modify air source boundary condition so air enters coil at 99.5% relative humidity.
    This is for issue 3065.
  • May 26, 2022, by Michael Wetter:
    First implementation.
    This is for issue 3027.