Analytical Simulation Models For Solar Heating System Design
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1984
Published In
Solar Energy
Abstract
Presented here is a method of simulating the performance of solar heating systems which can be incorporated into a microcomputer-based system design and sizing procedure. A general analytical solution to the storage energy balance is presented, and a scheme for varying the parameters of the general solution to represent changes in the operating mode and the driving forces is detailed. Three different simulation methods which employ the general solution are described. Two of these methods use hourly data and the third uses daily data. Measured results from an actual system are compared with simulated results to validate the models. Also, simulated results and computing speeds are compared with the general simulation model TRNSYS. Finally, an example of a microcomputer application is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Arthur E. McGarity, C. S. ReVelle, and J. L. Cohon.
(1984).
"Analytical Simulation Models For Solar Heating System Design".
Solar Energy.
Volume 32,
Issue 1.
85-97.
DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(84)90052-5
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-engineering/46