Re: [TRNSYS-users] Type56 Thermal Capacitance Inquiry

[Alex Cheng <alexchengggg@gmail.com>]

Hi Jeff,

So for reference, what is included in the thermal capacitance in Type56? Is it anything that's a solid object or anything that's within a room? Is it realistic to assume the furniture in a room is always the same temperature as the air?

Thanks

On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 12:21 PM Alex Cheng <alexchengggg@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

Is it more accurate to model a large body of containerized water within a room by:

1. Increasing the thermal capacitance in Type56 or,
2. Using storage tanks like Type 158 with Top, Edge, Bottom Loss coefficients? 

If I use the first method, the time lag is too much. The second method doesn't provide any time lag. 

Thanks