Plant Engineering
Transfer stations, pumps, heating curves, hydraulic balancing and domestic hot water
Plant engineering connects the heat network to the buildings and the generation side – through transfer stations, pumps and supply-temperature control. Clean hydraulic balancing and low return temperatures are decisive for efficient network operation. This topic area covers transfer stations, pump technology, heating curves, hydraulic balancing and domestic hot water.
7 articles in this category
Sizing Heat Transfer Stations in District Heating
How to size house transfer stations: domestic hot water priority, space heating loads and diversity factors — with sizing guidance for district heating connections.
Pump Sizing in District Heating Networks
Central vs. decentralised pump concepts: sizing, worst-point control and energy demand
Heating Curves — Fundamentals and Application
What is a heating curve and how does it affect the design of district heating networks and heat pumps?
Pump Switching and Control
Pump switching and control in district heating networks: parallel and series configurations, redundancy concepts and differential pressure control. Practice and design.
Hydraulic Circuit Types
Mixing, injection and throttle circuits: hydraulic circuit types for connections to thermal networks
Hydraulic Balancing
Static balancing, automatic differential pressure controllers and combination valves: systems for hydraulic balancing in district heating networks
Domestic Hot Water in District Heating
Instantaneous water heaters, storage water heaters and Legionella protection: variants of domestic hot water preparation in thermal networks