modelTopologyA_Ports

A district heating network topology for large buildings

Information

Purpose of model

A model of a district heating network topology. It represents a topology of large buildings like skyscrappers appearing in the downtown of a city.

The model was used in: TransiEnt.Examples.Heat.Largescale_DHN

Interfaces

inlet: A fluid inlet for the inflowing heat carrier medium

outlet: A fluid outlet for the outflowing heat carrier medium

References

The topology is based on:

[1] Benthin J, Hagemeier A, Heyer A, Huismann P, Krassowski J, Settgast C, et al. Integranet abschlussbericht. 2020

The model was used in this publication:

[2] Westphal, J.; Brunnemann, J.; Speerforck, A.; Enabling the dynamic simulation of an unaggregated, meshed district heating network with several thousand substations;Energy; 2025

Version History

Model was inserted by Jan Westphal (j.westphal@tuhh.de) January 2025

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Thermal.FluidPortIn_simpleinlet
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Thermal.FluidPortOut_simpleoutlet

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.HeatFlowRateQ_flow_A
SI.HeatFlowRateQ_flow_loss
SI.PressureDifferencedelta_p_fric
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_6
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_5
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_3
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_4
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_2
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe10_11R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe10_11
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe15_16R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe15_16
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe3_5
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe3_5R
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_7
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe17_18
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe17_18R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin3
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit3
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_9
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe21_22
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe21_22R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe4_6R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe4_6
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit5
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin5
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_1
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe1_2R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe1_2
TransiEnt.Consumer.Heat.Consumerconsumer_8
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe19_20R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe19_20
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit7
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin7
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe8_9
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe8_9R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit8
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin8
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe2_3R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe2_3
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe8_10
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe8_10R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe7_8
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe7_8R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe19_21R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe19_21
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe4_7R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe4_7
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe14_15R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe14_15
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe17_19
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe17_19R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe14_17R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe14_17
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit1
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin1
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe7_12R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe7_12
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit4
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin4
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit6
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin6
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe12_14
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe12_14R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Joinjoin9
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Fittings.Splitsplit2
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe12_13R
TransiEnt.Components.Heat.VolumesValvesFittings.Pipes.DHN_Pipe_L4pipe12_13