modelSewageHeatRecovery

Model for sewage heat recovery plant

Extends from Buildings.DHC.Plants.BaseClasses.PartialPlant.

Information

Model of sewage heat recovery plant with sewage mass flow rate and temperature as an input.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.EfficiencyepsHexHeat exchanger effectiveness
Nominal conditions
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemSew_flow_nominalSewage water nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemDis_flow_nominalDistrict water nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpSew_nominalSewage side pressure drop at nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpDis_nominalDistrict side pressure drop at nominal mass flow rate

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.RealInputTSewWatSewage water temperature
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.RealInputmPum_flowPumps mass flow rate
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.RealOutputdH_flowVariation of enthalpy flow rate across HX (leaving - entering)
Fluid.HeatExchangers.ConstantEffectivenesshexHeat exchanger (primary is sewage water side)
Buildings.DHC.ETS.BaseClasses.Pump_m_flowpumDisDistrict water pump
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsouSewSource of sewage water
Buildings.DHC.ETS.BaseClasses.Pump_m_flowpumSewSewage water pump
Fluid.Sensors.TemperatureTwoPortsenTSewOut
Buildings.DHC.Networks.BaseClasses.DifferenceEnthalpyFlowRatesenDifEntFloVariation of enthalpy flow rate
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Reals.MultiSumsumPPumSum pump power

Revisions

  • November 17, 2025, by Michael Wetter:
    Corrected typo in annotation.
    This is for Buildings, #4406.
  • January 16, 2020, by Michael Wetter:
    First implementation.