Development and validation of quasi-steady-state heat pump water heater model having stratified water tank and wrapped-tank condenser
Journal Article
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· International Journal of Refrigeration
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center
Heat pump water heater systems (HPWH) introduce new challenges for design and modeling tools, because they require vapor compression system balanced with a water storage tank. In addition, a wrapped-tank condenser coil has strong coupling with a stratified water tank, which leads HPWH simulation to a transient process. To tackle these challenges and deliver an effective, hardware-based HPWH equipment design tool, a quasi-steady-state HPWH model was developed based on the DOE/ORNL Heat Pump Design Model (HPDM). Two new component models were added via this study. One is a one-dimensional stratified water tank model, an improvement to the open-source EnergyPlus water tank model, by introducing a calibration factor to account for bulk mixing effect due to water draws, circulations, etc. The other is a wrapped-tank condenser coil model, using a segment-to-segment modeling approach. In conclusion, the HPWH system model was validated against available experimental data. After that, the model was used for parametric simulations to determine the effects of various design factors.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1423094
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1582926
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Refrigeration, Journal Name: International Journal of Refrigeration Vol. 87; ISSN 0140-7007
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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