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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi All<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am trying to put together a model for a building on a
University campus that uses centrally generated steam to create domestic hot
water. As there is no direct way to model this using eQuest, I was hoping
somebody might have some guidance for me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My initial idea was to use a steam meter connected directly
to the DHW loop, and modify the efficiency to account for the heat exchanger,
but this doesn’t seem to work as there are no options for adding a
storage tank to the loop in this setup. There may be other issues as well that
I’m not thinking of.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The trial I’m working on now is to use an electric DW
boiler in combination with a steam turbine generator. The steam turbine
generator would be connected to the district steam hot water loop, and the
electricity generated would be put to a new, dedicated electric meter for this
specific purpose, which is the assigned to the electric DW heater. The waste
heat of the turbine would not be set up to just dissipate rather than be used.
The issue I’m having with this, is that I can’t figure out how to
size the kW of the steam turbine generator, and I can’t let eQuest
autosize it. I’m basically creating an imaginary electrical load. Would
I just convert the BTU/hr of the actual unit into kW, and set the EIR of the
generator to reflect the efficiency of the HX and other losses in the actual
system? Or is this method blatantly wrong for some reason I’m
overlooking?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Thanks all for you help!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#009E49;font-weight:bold'>Adam
A. Gonthier</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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