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Operate windows in Modelica

asked 7 years ago

Charalampos Angelopoulos's avatar

updated 7 years ago

Do you know if there is any component available in the BUILDINGS library in Modelica, to operate windows (open or close) according to the outside conditions? I am looking at an exercise where I will model a house, and based on the outside condition I will operate in natural or mechanical mode. I know that this can be implemented by coupling EnergyPlus and modelica, but I am interested in using Modelica solely.

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answered 7 years ago

The opening/closing part can be implemented with blocks from the Modelica Standard Library. What is missing is a model that computes ventilation through an open window based on the window opening, wind speed and possibly temperature differential between room and outside. If you have such a correlation that is applicable for your building, you could implement it in a block and then prescribe this inflowing or outflowing mass flow rate between the outside and the room model.

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Thank you for the very quick reply! I will try to use blocks then.

@Charalampos Angelopoulos: if this solved your problem, please mark the answer as accepted (check mark next to it that will turn green) so that we can flag the question as resolved. Thanks!

Julien Marrec's avatar Julien Marrec  ( 7 years ago )

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