[esp-r] Re: Modelling a zone containing liquid

[Jon Hand]

Could you tell us more about what you are trying to model?  What thermophysical issues
are of interest?

For example, is the tank fully surrounded by the room or just along one wall?  

Is the fluid in the tank at a different temperature than the room?  For example
a cold tank might impact comfort for occupants in the room?

If you need to represent something that is massive and has a substantial
surface area then you might be able to make the walls of the tank out
of layers of material that approximates the mass of the tank.

If you need to represent heat exchange between a tank at 12C and a room
at 20C then the tank can be a zone within a zone with its temperature
controlled to 12C.

-Jon Hand
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From: esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk [esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Geissler Achim [achim.geissler at fhnw.ch]
Sent: 26 October 2011 07:49
To: Dimitrios Sfakianakis; 'esp-r at lists.strath.ac.uk'
Subject: [esp-r] Re: Modelling a zone containing liquid

Hi Dimitris

as far as I know, you need to set up a flow network. In this, you can define the fluid type. Actually, the code is from ESRU …

Hopefully somebody on the list that has actually used this feature can give a short "how-to-set-this-up" recipe!

Achim


Von: esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk [mailto:esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk] Im Auftrag von Dimitrios Sfakianakis
Gesendet: Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2011 16:38
An: 'esp-r at lists.strath.ac.uk'
Betreff: [esp-r] Modelling a zone containing liquid

Hi,

I am trying to model a zone that is in contact with a tank containing fuel oil. In the last release notes of Esp-r I read that modelling zones containing fluids is now possible. I downloaded and compiled the source code from the development branch however I can’t seem to find how I can make this happen. Can anyone help me?

Kind regards,

-

Dimitris Sfakianakis