.TransiEnt.Storage.Heat.HotWaterStorage_L4.Base.Generic_Geometry

Information

1. Purpose of model

Base model for the shape of the one dimensional hot water storage. The model delivers shape informations for all segments.

2. Level of detail, physical effects considered, and physical insight

No physical effects considered.

3. Limits of validity

The shape of the hot water storage has to be descretized in segments of same height.

4. Interfaces

(no remarks)

5. Nomenclature

Needed

height: Height of storage

nSeg: Number of vertical tank segments (min = 2)

volume_Seg[nSeg]: Volumes of the storage segments

A_wall[nSeg]: Areas of wall around the storage segments

A_top: Top area of storage

A_bottom: Bottom area of storage

A_cross[nSeg-1]: Cross-sectional areas between the segements of the storage

Calculated

height_Seg(calculated) : Height of one storage segment

6. Governing Equations

(no equations)

7. Remarks for Usage

(no remarks)

8. Validation

(no validation)

9. References

(no remarks)

10. Version History

Model created by Tobias Ramm (tobias.ramm@tuhh.de) on Fri Mar 20 2015

Revised and edited by Lisa Andresen (andresen@tuhh.de), Jun 2015