[TRNSYS-users] small mass flow in TABS

David BRADLEY d.bradley at tess-inc.com
Tue Jun 5 09:04:37 PDT 2018


Karol,

  I haven't tried it but I suppose you could. You can divide the floor 
in Trnsys3D up into a series of smaller floors. In TRNBuild you'd then 
define an active layer for each section and then you'd connect the floor 
sections together using Type56 inputs and outputs. In essence the Type56 
model will end up being connected to itself such that the outlet flow 
from one floor section is the inlet flow to the next.

kind regards,

  David



On 06/05/2018 10:51, Karol Bandurski wrote:
>
> David,
>
> So you mean that o if I need both: detailed calculation and low mass 
> flow, I should divide active surface (ceiling/floor) on my own in 
> SketchUp to allow TRNSYS calculation.
>
> Am I right?
>
> Regards,
>
> Karol
>
> *From:*David BRADLEY [mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 5, 2018 4:58 PM
> *To:* Karol Bandurski; 'TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org'
> *Subject:* Re: [TRNSYS-users] small mass flow in TABS
>
> Karol
>
>   My apologies; I forgot to mention one very important thing! When you 
> segment a floor you're essentially adding more surfaces to the zone. 
> Therefore you cannot use the "3D Data" zone geometry mode nor the 
> detailed radiation modes. Open the zone/airnode window for the zone in 
> question and take the following steps:
>
> 1. click on the "Radiation Mode" button and switch everything to the 
> "standard" model.
>
> 2. click on the "Geometry Modes" button then switch from "3D Data" to 
> "manual."
>
> 3. go back to the radiant floor specification and you should be able 
> to activate the segmentation.
>
>   Because of the need to shift away from detailed radiation models 
> (which may be quite important to your model) it might be worth looking 
> at the restrictions on the floor model with regards to how the pipe 
> spacing and layer thicknesses affect the minimum allowable flow rate. 
> Perhaps there are some modifications that you can make to the flow 
> rate or the piping configuration so that you can keep the detailed 
> radiation models.
>
> kind regards,
>
>  David
>
> On 06/05/2018 02:22, Karol Bandurski wrote:
>
>     David,
>
>     When I do what you advise then TRNBuild give information that it
>     is impossible (enclosed)
>
>     I will sent you also B17 file to allow that you could check it on
>     yourself.
>
>     Regards,
>     Karol
>
>     *From:*David BRADLEY [mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com]
>     *Sent:* Monday, June 4, 2018 11:12 PM
>     *To:* Karol BANDURSKI; 'TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org'
>     *Subject:* Re: [TRNSYS-users] small mass flow in TABS
>
>     Karol,
>
>      In the screencap that you sent it is the value currently set to
>     10 that you need to adjust. The model is saying that as long as
>     the flow rate to the floor is greater than 9.09 kg/h.m2 (1229.52
>     kg/h) then you don't need auto segmentation. If you want a lower
>     flow rate than that (for example 8 kg/h.m2) then change the value
>     currently set to 10 to 8 and you should then have the ability to
>     segment the floor. The number of loops has a minor impact on the
>     allowable flow rate.
>
>     kind regards,
>
>      David
>
>     On 06/04/2018 13:58, Karol BANDURSKI wrote:
>
>         David,
>
>         Both this errors have appeared when I decrease mass flow rate
>         two times and increase number of loops 10 times…
>
>         I don’t know way, but I don’t have option “autosegmentation”
>         (print screen enclosed)…
>
>         It seems to me that increase of loops number has not change
>         minimum allowed mass flow rate.
>
>         Kind regards,
>
>         Karol
>
>         *From:*David BRADLEY [mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com]
>         *Sent:* Monday, June 4, 2018 7:06 PM
>         *To:* TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org
>         <trnsys-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
>         <mailto:trnsys-users at lists.onebuilding.org>;
>         trnsys-users at cae.wisc.edu <mailto:trnsys-users at cae.wisc.edu>
>         *Cc:* Karol Bandurski <karol.bandurski at put.poznan.pl>
>         <mailto:karol.bandurski at put.poznan.pl>
>         *Subject:* Re: [TRNSYS-users] small mass flow in TABS
>
>         Karol,
>
>           I do not think that the problem with the matrix inversion
>         and the low flow rate in the active layer are necessarily
>         related. I'm not sure what to suggest about the matrix
>         inversion. The active layer model has a minimum allowable flow
>         rate that is based on pipe spacing, the thickness of the
>         layer(s) in which the pipes are embedded and the area of the
>         floor. If you want to give a lower flow rate then you need to
>         segment the floor, which means treating the floor like it was
>         a few floors in series. Enter the desired minimum mass flow
>         rate in the active layer definition screen. If it is below the
>         minimum "allowed" mass flow rate then you'll have the option
>         to segment the floor.
>
>         kind regards,
>
>          David
>
>         On 06/04/2018 01:58, Karol Bandurski via TRNSYS-users wrote:
>
>             Dear Experts
>
>             I have problem with simulation TABS with specific mass
>             flow rate about 5.4 kg/hm2.
>
>             There are two errors:
>
>             1)Specific fluid mass flow of active layer in surface  894
>             below minimum value of 8.90 kg/m2h Please, increase the
>             minimum mass flow rate or use the autosegmentation feature
>             of TRNBuild for subdividing the surface.
>
>             2)Subroutine INVERT was called from subroutine INVPAR with
>             a singular matrix!
>
>             I have increase number of loops 10 times but nothing change…
>
>             It is possible to do simulation with so low mass flow rate?
>
>             Kind regards,
>             Karol
>
>             --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>             Karol BANDURSKI M. Sc.
>
>             Faculty of Civil and Environemntal Engeneering
>
>             Division of Heating, Air Conditioning and Air Protection
>
>             Poznan University of Technology
>
>             https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karol_Bandurski
>
>             www.put.poznan.pl/~karol.bandurski
>             <http://www.put.poznan.pl/%7Ekarol.bandurski>
>
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