modelDynamicWaterHeater

Dynamic water heater

Extends from ThermoSysPro.Fluid.Interfaces.PropertyInterfaces.WaterSteamFluidTypeParameterInterface (Interface to display the water/steam fluid type after parametrization), ThermoSysPro.Fluid.Interfaces.IconColors (Colors of the static, singular and dynamic model icons).

Information

## Copyright © EDF 2002 - 2026   
## ThermoSysPro Version 4.2   
This component model is documented in Sect. 9.5.2 of the ThermoSysPro book.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Units.SI.RadiusRv1.0Radius of the Cavity cross-sectional area
Units.SI.LengthL112.5 Length of drowned pipes in liquid (pipes 1)
Units.SI.LengthL212.5 Length of Pipe 2 (in steam)
Units.SI.LengthL325 Length of Pipe 3 (in steam)
Units.SI.LengthLc2.5support plate spacing in cooling zone(chicanes)
Units.SI.DiameterDc0.016Internal diameter of the cooling pipes
Units.SI.Thicknessec2.e-3 Thickness of the cooling pipes
Units.SI.DiameterDIc1.390Internal calendre diameter
Units.SI.LengthPasL0.03Longitudinal step or bottom pipes triangular step
Units.SI.LengthPasT0.03 Transverse step or pipes step
IntegerNs10Number of segments for one tube pass (half U pipe
Integerntubes1500Numbers of drowned pipes in liquid for pipes 1
Integerntubes2500Numbers of the pipes immersed in steam = NbTub2, for pipes 2
Integerntubes3500Numbers of the pipes immersed in steam, for pipe 3
IntegerntubesV15Numbers of pipes in a vertical row (tube bank)
Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacitycp460Specific heat capacity of the metal of the cooling pipes
Units.SI.Densityrho7900Density of the metal of the cooling pipes
Units.SI.ThermalConductivitylambda26Wall thermal conductivity of the cooling pipes
RealDpfCorr1.00Corrective terme for friction pressure loss (dpf) in node i
RealCOP0v1.0Corrective terme for Heat exchange coefficient or Fouling coefficient steam side
RealCOP0l1Corrective terme for Heat exchange coefficient or Fouling coefficient liquid side
Booleaninertiatruetrue: momentum balance equation with inertia - false: without inertia
Booleanadvectiontruetrue: momentum balance equation with advection terme - false: without advection terme
Booleandynamic_energy_balancetruetrue: dynamic energy balance equation - false: static energy balance equation
Booleandynamic_mass_balancetruetrue: dynamic mass balance equation - false: static mass balance equation (active if the fluid is compressible and if dynamic_energy_balance=true)
Booleansimplified_dynamic_energy_balancetruetrue: simplified dynamic energy balance equation - false: full dynamic energy balance equation (active if dynamic_energy_balance=true and dynamic_mass_balance=true)
Booleansteady_statetruetrue: start from steady state - false: start from (P0c, Vf0) (active if dynamic_energy_balance=true)
RealVf00.66Fraction of initial water volume in the drum (active if dynamic_energy_balance=true and steady_state=false)
Units.SI.AbsolutePressureP0c1.e5Fluid initial pressure (active if dynamic_energy_balance=true and steady_state=false)
Booleancontinuous_flow_reversalfalsetrue: continuous flow reversal - false: discontinuous flow reversal
Booleandiffusionfalsetrue: energy balance equation with diffusion - false: energy balance equation without diffusion
Fluid › Fluid properties
WaterSteamFluidTypewsftype (from WaterSteamFluidTypeParameterInterface)WaterSteamFluidType.WaterSteamWater/steam fluid type

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidInletC1vapVapor inlet
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidOutletC2exCondensed water extraction outlet
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidInletCe1Cooling water inlet
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidOutletCe2Cooling water outlet
ThermoSysPro.InstrumentationAndControl.Connectors.OutputRealsortieReelle
Interfaces.Connectors.FluidInletC1Extra water inlet

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Volumes.TwoPhaseCavityWaterHeating
ThermoSysPro.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DynamicOnePhaseFlowPipepipe_3
Thermal.HeatTransfer.HeatExchangerWallWall_3
ThermoSysPro.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DynamicOnePhaseFlowPipepipe_1
Thermal.HeatTransfer.HeatExchangerWallWall_1
ThermoSysPro.Fluid.HeatExchangers.DynamicOnePhaseFlowPipepipe_2
Thermal.HeatTransfer.HeatExchangerWallWall_2
Volumes.VolumeCvolumeC
Volumes.VolumeDvolumeD
Volumes.VolumeDvolumeD1

Revisions

Author  

Baligh El Hefni