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Re: [TRNSYS-users] Tempering valve for cooling application ??



<I would need a component that can be used for diverting return flow rate from a cooling coil so that part of it goes back to the cooling source and part is mixed with the inlet flow rate. The idea is to keep the cooling fluid inlet temperature at its set point. (Please see the attachment!). So in a way you could say that it’s a reverse application for a tempering valve.  I have tried to implement this combining a flow diverter (Type 11f), a flow mixer (type 11h) and an iterative feedback controller (type 11h). However I it seems to be very difficult to get the controller to work properly and without convergence (Is it possible at all?). So my question is that what would you suggest to be the best way to do this? Can this be done with the basic TRNSYS components (e.g.type 11f), or is there a component in some TESS library that is designed for this kind of situation??>

 

Our tempering valve controller (Type 953 in TESS Controls Library) has modes for heating applications and cooling applications - so it should work well for your project.

 

Jeff

 

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On 11/12/2013 12:06 pm, santeri siren wrote:

Dear Trnsys users,


I would need a component that can be used for diverting return flow rate from a cooling coil so that part of it goes back to the cooling source and part is mixed with the inlet flow rate. The idea is to keep the cooling fluid inlet temperature at its set point. (Please see the attachment!). So in a way you could say that it’s a reverse application for a tempering valve.
 
I have tried to implement this combining a flow diverter (Type 11f), a flow mixer (type 11h) and an iterative feedback controller (type 11h). However I it seems to be very difficult to get the controller to work properly and without convergence (Is it possible at all?).
 
So my question is that what would you suggest to be the best way to do this? Can this be done with the basic TRNSYS components (e.g.type 11f), or is there a component in some TESS library that is designed for this kind of situation?
 
Best regards,
 
Santeri Siren
Project engineer, M.Sc
Skanska Talonrakennus Oy
Building systems and Energy
PL 114
00101 Helsinki, Finland
Street: Nauvontie 18
Phone +358401365633