[TRNSYS-users] Air treatment unit / ground temperature model

jeannieboef jeannieboef at gmail.com
Wed Jul 4 09:40:51 PDT 2012


Just to re-itterate one of my favourite subjects...
The ground temperature objects are good to use with anytype of ground  
heat exchanger (for example the two mentioned by David, namely earth  
tubes and Geothermal). It should, however not be used as the boundry  
condition on the ground bounding contructions of conditioned spaces.  
This is inaccurate and a mistake I am seeing often by Trnsys users. If  
using a constant value, I suggest the mean (day + night) monthly  
conditioned space temperature minus 2 Kelvin, for bounding  
constructions in the range of 150 to 300 mm without insulation.

If you want to accurately model this, I suggest using the slab/ 
basement types that do the 3d calculation for this. If you are a  
begginer, don't focus your efforts here as the added accuracy to  
yearly energy consuption is not that big. If you do use the complex  
modelling types also bear in mind the effects of ground water level on  
apparent soil temps.

If anyone is really interested, I can post the links to some papers  
about this topic when I'm back at my desk tomorrow.

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On 04.07.2012, at 14:00, Herve Gaël <G.Herve at ciat.fr> wrote:

> Francis,
>
>
>
> You want to analyze your energy performance in heating and cooling,  
> so first of all, I think you should do two separate simulations, one  
> in heating and the other in cooling mode.
>
> I suppose that what you need to know is the power injected by your  
> terminal unit in each room depending of the delta of temperature  
> between the set point and the real temperature. You don’t need to kn 
> ow the blowing temperature and the flow rate… I think your solution  
> is creating a multi dimensional data interpolation in a file functio 
> n of water temperature, speed of blowing, etc…
>
> I hope this can help!
>
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>
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> De : trnsys-users-bounces at cae.wisc.edu [mailto:trnsys-users- 
> bounces at cae.wisc.edu] De la part de Francis KERBER
> Envoyé : mercredi 4 juillet 2012 08:37
> À : David BRADLEY
> Cc : trnsys-users at cae.wisc.edu
> Objet : Re: [TRNSYS-users] Air treatment unit / ground temperature  
> model
>
>
>
> Dear David and Jean,
>
>
>
> Many thanks for your answer. I just need the ground temperature to  
> modelise my basement. In my bui. I use an input Tsoil for "boundary  
> userdefined" that's all. I will use your values if I don't find any.
>
>
>
> Otherwise to answer Jean question, I want to modelise to analyse  
> energy performance, and to compare to reality my heat and cool needs.
>
>
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Hope u will be able to answer to my second question about my air  
> treatment unit and the final regulation system.
>
>
>
> Francis
>
> 2012/7/3 David BRADLEY <d.bradley at tess-inc.com>
>
> Francis,
>   There is no difference between Type77 and Type501. The component  
> started out in the TESS Libraries as Type501 but was donated to the  
> standard library and given a new number. It is still in the TESS  
> Libraries for backward compatibility. The thing to remember about  
> that model is that it is an undisturbed ground temperature model  
> meaning that no matter how much energy you remove from the ground or  
> add to the ground, the ground temperature will only ever be a  
> function of the time of year. If you are using this in a geothermal  
> application where you are rejecting energy to the ground and  
> removing energy from the ground, the ground temperature will be  
> impacted and you should look at using Type557. If you are drawing  
> air through tubes in the ground then you should look at using  
> Type460 (Pierre Holmuller's earth duct model as implemented by  
> Transsolar)
>
>   If you aren't able to find data for Type501 then the following  
> will get you started: For the mean soil temperature, use the average  
> annual air temperature for your location. For the amplitude, plot  
> out the monthly average temperature for your location and calculate  
> the biggest difference between the average annual temperature and  
> the monthly average temperatures. For the time shift, use 30.
>
> Best,
>  David
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/2/2012 09:21, Francis KERBER wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> I'm quite new on trnsys and I have few questions about my  
> modelisation.
>
>
>
> Firstable, I'd like to simulate the ground temperature instead of  
> using a constant, which is less precise. I heard about type 501 and  
> type 77. Is there any difference between those types? Which one is  
> the best? Moreover, where to find the informations the type needs as  
> inputs, like mean soil temperature, amplitude of Paris...?
>
>
>
> My project includes a Air treatment unit with a wheel heat  
> exchanger, two fans, and two batteries (warm water and cold water  
> batteries). I get a final regulation system, wich is a ventilating  
> and cooling or heating system (by warm water and cold water  
> batteries as well), depending on the set temperature. I do  
> understand the system but I don't really know how to modelise it. Is  
> ther any existing type I can use? Should I detail each system like  
> my fans, my batteries...which seems to be complicated.
>
> Moreover if I have this final regulation system in each room, must I  
> create as much types as number of rooms?
>
>
>
> If u have any idea that would be helpful!!!!!
>
>
>
> Thanks a lot for ur answers
>
>
>
> Francis.
>
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