District Heating: Add reference network examples
Created by: marcusfuchs
What is the problem?
For our efforts to model district heating and cooling networks, it would be useful to have reference networks with documented reference results. This can be a basis for comparisons, validation, and testing.
We know of the following reference networks reported in literature:
- Example Figure 4.24 in Larock et al., Hydraulics of Pipeline Systems, 2000 for static hydraulic behavior (not strictly district heating, but still applicable)
- The thermal example in Liu, Combined Analysis of Electricity and Heat Networks, 2014 for static thermal behavior
As a starting point for an AixLib.Fluid.DistrictHeatingCooling package, I suggest to add validation examples that model these networks in their simplest form with AixLib components and compare the simulation to the reference results.
Why do we want to solve it?
- To share a common foundation to validate district heating and cooling models
- To start development of an
AixLib.Fluid.DistrictHeatingCoolingpackage - As the physics behind this are the same, this can also help to validate models for heating networks within building energy systems.
How do we want to solve it?
- Create a
AixLib.Fluid.DistrictHeatingCoolingpackage and add both models toAixLib.Fluid.DistrictHeatingCooling.ReferenceNetworks
If anyone knows of other documented reference networks with reference results for validation, I'd be happy to add those as well.