Hello,
I´m new to the software TRNSYS and I´m still confused about how many and which components do I need for my simulations.
The site is located in Cork (Ireland) and its present heating system relies on a gas-fired boiler. For my master thesis I need to simulate the performance of the boiler itself, a geothermal heat pump (both connected to radiators) and at last the GSHP connected to a theoretical underfloor heating. I don´t have any informations about the piping system nor the circulating pumps, and I´m wondering if I need a storage tank. A central heating (church) needs a tank, or can the water be transferred directly to the radiators?
I want to use a water-to-water heat pump (geothermal/vertical) to heat a church with radiators. Since the climate doesn´t require any cooling, the heat pump should only be applied for heating purposes. After one chooses a heat pump of a certain manufacturer, do we need to insert the values manually in the external files? I´ve seen examples where there are more than 500 lines in Excel, is there an easier way to do this?
I´m sorry for the long and complicated text. Thank you in advance
Luís
Master in Thermal Energy
FEUP