Model Development and Validation for a Tank in Tank Water Thermal Storage for Domestic Application. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Padovan, Roberta; Manzan, Marco; Zorzi, Ezio Zandegiacomo De; Gullì, Giuseppe; Frazzica, Andrea
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 81(2015)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 81
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: tank in tank -- energy storage -- numerical calibration -- plant simulation -- hot water systems; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.061
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: The hot water tanks are the typical thermal storage systems in Solar Domestic Hot Water (SDHW) plants. In this paper a new model for ESP-r has been developed, in order to simulate a tank in tank heat storage. The tank in tank system is made up of two tanks in which the smaller, storing potable hot water, is contained in a larger buffer filled with heating-circuit water. The developed model is an enhanced version of a component already available in ESP-r. Experimental results are used to identify some parameters and to perform the validation of the developed code.