Experimental Research of the Radiator Thermal Performance Test Equipment and Its Application in Heating System

Radiator thermal performance test equipment plays a key role in the processing of developing a new type of heat radiator and its application products.The precise of temperature controlling,temperature measuring andflow measuring are the vital factors for a radiator thermal performance test equipment.Based on the above back-ground,this paper improves the measurement and control system of radiator thermal performance test equip-ment,which improves the accuracy of the radiator thermal performance test equipment.This paper also optimizes the software and hardware system simultaneously so as to improve the precision of the auto-test system of test equipment.Theflow rate ranges from 175 kg/h to 178 kg/h under different conditions.The average is 176.5 kg/h and the deviation rates are from 1.62%to 1.97%.The heat produced under various conditions is different.The maximum is 4.3 kW and the minimum is 4.2 kW for condition 1,the maximum is 3.3 kW and the minimum is 3.2 kW for condition 2 and the maximum is 1.95 kW and the minimum is 1.89 kW for condition 3.However,the deviation rate is about 2.9%,which shows that the device has high stability and high precision.This paper studies a new electronic heat cost allocate meter test method by radiator thermal performance test equipment at the same time.This paper tests temperature changes through four measures points and gets a result appeared as a heat backup which should be avoided when using in the test of electronic heat cost allocate meter.Some experiences and references could be gained for further research in the heating system from this test and research.

Design of transit-time difference ultrasonic heat meter based on TDC-GP21

According to the transit-time difference measurement method,we proposed a design scheme of ultrasonic heat meter based on TDC-GP21.The measurement unit TDC-GP21 mainly completes transit-time measurement and inlet,outlet temperature measurement functions.Control unit and data processing unit based on MSP430F4152 of TI corporation complete functions including peripherals control,data analysis,temperature compensation algorithm,flow pattern compensation algorithm and low power consumption control.The design meets the Town Construction Professional Standard CJ 128-2007,and furthermore,some performances can be improved.

Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Heat Meter Based on MSP430F437

Flowing with the reform of the hot water heating method in China, heat meter will enter into households in the near future. A portable ultrasonic heat meter is designed in this paper. The meter uses chip microprocessor MSP430F437 as the data process core, and uses ultrasonic flow sensor to measure flow rate of the hot water, and capture input and output temperatures of the hot water using the thermal resistance sensor Ptl000, and then household energy consumption is calculated via temperature difference between input temperature and output temperature of the hot water multiplied by volume of hot water that is calculated though flow rate integration of hot water. In order to test the performance of the proposed heat meter, experiments is carried out. Both the temperature and flow measurement results satisfy the requirements of accuracy and the heat meter is effective in the heat measurement.

Energy Efficient Thermal Comfort Control for Residential Building Based on Nonlinear EMPC

For purpose of achieving the desired thermal comfort level and reducing the economic cost of maintaining the thermal comfort of green residential building,an energy efficient thermal comfort control strategy based on economic model predictive control(EMPC)for green residential buildings which adopts household heat metering is presented.Firstly,the nonlinear thermal comfort model of heating room is analyzed and obtained.A practical nonlinear thermal comfort prediction model is obtained by using an approximation method.Then,the economic cost function and optimization problem of energy-saving under the necessary thermal comfort requirements are constructed to realize the optimal economic performance of the dynamic process.The energy efficient thermal comfort MPC(EETCMPC)is designed.Finally,the comparison and analysis between EETCMPC and Double-layer Model Predictive Control(DMPC)is simulated.The simulation results reveal that when the clothing insulation is typical,the energy efficiency of EETCMPC is 8.9%and 11.6%,respectively,in the two simulation scenarios.When the clothing insulation varies with temperature,the energy efficiency of EETCMPC is 7.29%and 9.15%,respectively,and the total energy consumption is reduced by about 1.65%and 14.6%,respectively,compared with the typical clothing insulation.The economic performance is improved in the thermal comfort dynamic process of heating room.

Study of errors in ultrasonic heat meter measurements caused by impurities of water based on ultrasonic attenuation

Impurity is one of the main factors that affect the measurement accuracy of an ultrasonic heat meter. To study the effects of different impurity species and concentrations on the accuracy of heat meters, flow tests were carried out for the suspending of calcium carbonate and yellow mud. By analyzing the attenuation characteristics of the ultrasound amplitude in different impurity concentrations and species, the influence of the impurities on the heat meter measurement accuracy is evaluated. In order to avoid the inaccuracy caused by the sediment of the reflective bottom surface, a vortex generator is put ahead of the reflective surface. According to the test, the calcium carbonate suspension with a mass concentration of 1%, which influences the heat meter accuracy severely, is used as the flow media. The influence of the vortex generator on the calcium carbonate suspension flow field in the heat meter body is studied with numerical simulations. The results of this paper provide some theoretical guide on improving the heat meter measurement accuracy when the water contains impurities.

THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT DESIGN PARAMETERS AND WORKING CONDITIONS ON CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAT METERS

In this article, the UDF technology in Fluent software is used to simulate three-dimensional flow fields and to obtain various flow parameters. The standard k -ε model and the RNG k -ε model are both used to calculate the inner flow field of the basal meter, and a comparison of the calculated results between two models shows that RNG k - ε model is more effective for calculations of the inner flow of rotary wing mechanism. The influence of tip clearance on the characteristics of the basal meter is studied. The influence of the bottom ribs on the heat meter is evaluated by the numerical simulation method. This article also simulates the flow of disturbance located at the inlet of the basal meter, and shows that a swirl located at the front of the basal meter can affect the stability of the heat meter.

FLUID CHARACTERISTICS OF ROTARY WING HEAT METER WITH SINGLE-CHANNEL

Fluid characteristics of a rotary wing heat meter with single-channel were studied through theretical analysis, numerical simulation and experiments. The obtained results show that the number of vanes can obviously influence the heat meter, but the water temperature seldom influence the meter , and the optimal number of vane is 6-8.

THE CALCULATION OF THE PROFILE-LINEAR AVERAGE VELOCITY IN THE TRANSITION REGION FOR ULTRASONIC HEAT METER BASED ON THE METHOD OF LES

The measurement accuracy of an ultrasonic heat meter depends on the relationship of the profile-linear average velocity.There are various methods for the calculation of the laminar and turbulence flow regions,but few methods for the transition region.At present,the traditional method to deal with the transition region is to adopt the relationship for the turbulent flow region.In this article,a simplified model of the pipe is used to study the characteristics of the transition flow with specific Reynolds number.The k-εmodel and the Large Eddy Simulation（LES）model are,respectively,used to calculate the flow field of the transition region,and a comparison with the experiment results shows that the LES model is more effective than the k-εmodel,it is also shown that there will be a large error if the relationship based on the turbulence flow is used to calculate the profile-linear average velocity relationship of the transition flow.The profile-linear average velocity for the Reynolds number ranging from 5 300 to 10 000 are calculated,and the relationship curve is obtained.The results of this article can be used to improve the measurement accuracy of ultrasonic heat meter and provide a theoretical basis for the research of the whole transition flow.

Numerical study of impurity distribution in ultrasonic heat meter body

Based on a discrete phase model, the numerical simulation is carried out for the flow fields of different size calcium carbo- nate suspensions in the ultrasonic heat meter body. The flow characteristics and the impurity distribution in the ultrasonic heat meter body are analyzed. The errors of the ultrasonic heat meter in measuring calcium carbonate suspensions of particles of 10 micrometers and the causes are analyzed by simulation and experiment. Results show the effects of the impurities on the value of the k coeffi- cient and the sound attenuation on the reflection path due to the particle distribution are the two main factors that influence the mea- surement accuracy.

The analysis of flow characteristics in multi-channel heat meter based on fluid structure model

In this paper, a fluid structure interaction（FSI） model is used to study the internal flow field and the measurement performance of a multi-channel flow meter. The RNG k- ε turbulent model and the finite element model are used separately in the fluid domain and the structure domain to obtain the meter factor K and the deformation of the structure. The meter factor K of the flow meter is obtained through the FSI model at temperatures of 20 ℃, 50 ℃ and 80 ℃. The calculated results show the thermo expansion of the structure can significantly influence the measurement performance of the flow meter. The meter factor of the flow meter is also measured experimentally, and the comparison between the experimental results and the calculated results shows the validity of the fluid-structure interaction model. In order to reduce the measurement error, the meter factor K should be modified as the water temperature changes.

RESREARCH ON FLUID CHARACTERISTIC WITHIN THE ROTATING-WING HEAT METER

In order to improve the performance of rotating-wing heat meter and reduce the cost of development, the three dimensions numerical calculations of the intemal fluid characteristic within a heat meter are carried out based on the standard k-e turbulent mode, the finite volume method and SIMPLE algorithm. The speed field and pressure distribution within heat meter are analyzed according to the result of numerical calculation. The flux measurement accuracy and pressure loss of basal meter are forecasted according to the calculated results. The calculated results of the impeller＇s rotating speed are compared with experimental results and prove the validity of the calculated results. This researches shows the calculated results can forecast the performance parameters of basal meter and can provide great help for design of the heat meter.

Heat prices for public buildings in Tianjin

Energy-saving awareness of heat users and heating enterprises can be stimulated by implementing heat metering for public buildings and by establishing scientific and reasonable policies for heat prices in China. In this paper, a two-part heat price for public buildings in Tianjin is introduced, which divides the heat price into a basic part and a metering part. According to the statistical analysis of information collected from two pilot heating enterprises, the specific heat load for public buildings in Tianjin is calculated, and three candidate schemes of heat price are proposed. A simulation of heat cost is also conducted, and the benefits for both heat users and heating enterprises are balanced. Finally, the two-part heat price for public buildings in Tianjin is determined： the basic heat price is recommended to be 20 CNY/mz, and the metering heat price is recommended to be 76.10 CNY/GJ. Such a price could be implemented in the initial stage of heat metering for public buildings in Tianjin.