.TransiEnt.Storage.Heat.HotWaterStorage_L4.Base.Trapezoid_Geometry

Information

1. Purpose of model

Geometry with trapezoidal vertical cross-section for 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 will be descretized in segments of same height.

4. Interfaces

(no remarks)

5. Nomenclature

Needed

height: Height of storage

length: Length of storage

width_top: Width of top area of storage

width_bottom: Width of bottom area of storage

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

Calculated

height_Seg: Height of one storage segment

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 segments of the storage

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