modelLatentHeatStorage
Latent heat storage
Information
## Copyright © EDF 2002 - 2026 ## ThermoSysPro Version 4.2
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Units.SI.Area | S | 1 | Exchange surface |
| Units.SI.Area | Samb | 1 | Exchange surface with the ambient air |
| Units.SI.Volume | V | 1 | Storage volume |
| Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacity | CpL | 4.18 | Fluid specific heat capacity |
| Units.SI.SpecificHeatCapacity | CpS | 4.18 | Storage specific heat capacity |
| Units.SI.ThermalConductivity | Lambda | 0.585 | PCM (phase change material) thermal conductivity |
| Units.SI.ThermalConductivity | LambdaC | 0.585 | Insulation thermal conductivity |
| Units.SI.Length | ep | 0.1 | PCM thickness |
| Units.SI.Length | epC | 0.1 | Insulation thickness |
| Units.SI.Density | rhom | 1000 | PCM density |
| Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer | h | 20 | Convective heat exchange coefficient with the water |
| Units.SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfer | ha | 20 | Convective heat exchange coefficient with the ambient air |
| Units.SI.Temperature | Tamb | Ambient air temperature | |
| Units.SI.Temperature | Tsl0 | Initial storage temperature (active if steady_state=false) | |
| Real | xL0 | 0.5 | Initial liquid PCM fraction |
| Units.SI.Temperature | Tfusion | 293 | PCM fusion temperature |
| Units.SI.SpecificEnergy | hfus | PCM fusion specific enthalpy | |
| Real | Fremp | 0.5 | Volume fraction of the storage filled by the PCM |
| Boolean | steady_state | false | true: start from steady state - false: start from Tsl0 |
| Integer | mode_e | 0 | IF97 region at the inlet. 1:liquid - 2:steam - 4:saturation line - 0:automatic |
| Integer | mode_s | 0 | IF97 region at the outlet. 1:liquid - 2:steam - 4:saturation line - 0:automatic |
Connectors
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThermoSysPro.WaterSteam.Connectors.FluidInlet | Ce | ||
| ThermoSysPro.WaterSteam.Connectors.FluidOutlet | Cs |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Units.SI.MassFlowRate | Q | Water mass flow rate | |
| Units.SI.Mass | m | PCM mass | |
| Units.SI.Temperature | Tsl | Storage average temperature | |
| Real | xL | Liquid PCM fraction in the storage | |
| Units.SI.Temperature | T1 | Water temperature at the inlet | |
| Units.SI.Temperature | T2 | Water temperature at the outlet | |
| Units.SI.Power | Ws | Stored power | |
| Units.SI.Power | We | Power exchanged with the water | |
| Units.SI.Power | Wa | Power exchanged with the ambient air | |
| Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpy | Hsl | Storage specific enthalpy | |
| Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpy | HsatL | Storage specific enthalpy at the liquid saturation temperature | |
| Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpy | HsatS | Storage specific enthalpy at the solid saturation temperature | |
| Units.SI.Temperature | Tm | Water average temperature | |
| Units.SI.AbsolutePressure | Pm | Water average pressure | |
| Units.SI.SpecificEnthalpy | hm | Water average specific enthalpy | |
| ThermoSysPro.Properties.WaterSteam.Common.ThermoProperties_ph | proe | Propriétés de l'eau | |
| ThermoSysPro.Properties.WaterSteam.Common.ThermoProperties_ph | pros | Propriétés de l'eau |
Revisions
Author Benoît Bride