[TRNSYS-users] Type1 Number of identical collectors in series has no effect

Thu Oct 20 11:30:02 PDT 2016

Thanks David

Just to be sure

Considering an array of 50 collectors = 10 parallel-connected rows of 5
series-connected collectors, total inlet flowrate of array = M, total area =
A.

I cannot model the whole array with Type1 only: I need to add an equation
multiplying the flowrate and energy rate computed by Type1 by the number of
rows. Type1 parameters and inputs being the following:

Number in series=5

Collector area=A/10

Inlet flowrate=M/10

Right?

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Antoine Gautier

Solamen

+33 6 58 24 02 60

antoine.gautier at solamen.fr

De : David BRADLEY [mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com] 
Envoyé : jeudi 20 octobre 2016 19:24
À : Antoine Gautier <antoine.gautier at solamen.fr>; TRNSYS users mailing list
at OneBuilding.org <trnsys-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
Objet : Re: [TRNSYS-users] Type1 Number of identical collectors in series
has no effect

Antoine,

  This is a common source of confusion. Two points are important to keep in
mind. First, the collector array area parameter is the area of the entire
array, not just the area of one module in the array. Second, if you add a
second collector you have to be careful about what you do with the flow
rate. If you are adding a second collector in parallel to the first one you
should double the collector array area, leave the "number in series"
parameter set to 1, and double the liquid flow rate to the array. If you are
adding a second collector in series with the first one, you should double
the collector array area, set the number in series to 2, and leave the
liquid flow rate unchanged.

kind regards,

 David

On 10/20/2016 11:46, Antoine Gautier via TRNSYS-users wrote:

Hi

I cannot figure out why the number of collectors in series has no effect on
the collectors array efficiency: see attached project.

Computing equations from source code manually I would state the opposite

Thanks for your help.

Best regards

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Antoine Gautier

Solamen

+33 6 58 24 02 60

antoine.gautier at solamen.fr <mailto:antoine.gautier at solamen.fr> 

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