Plant Engineering

Transfer stations, pumps, heating curves, hydraulic balancing and domestic hot water

7 articles in this category

Sizing of Heat Transfer Stations

Dimensioning of house transfer stations: domestic hot water, space heating and diversity factors

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 Preparation in District Heating Networks

Instantaneous water heaters, storage water heaters and Legionella protection: variants of domestic hot water preparation in thermal networks

Other topics

Building Simulation Dynamic simulation, summer heat protection, BIM and comfort analysis Heat Generation Heat load demand, generation concepts, energy storage and efficiency Network Design Pipe dimensioning, loss calculation, network temperatures and heat density Network Hydraulics Pressurization, pressure profiles, operating modes, control and simulation Piping Technology Pipe systems, network structure, laying methods and thermal expansion Cold District Heating 5GDHC networks, dimensioning and prosumer concepts Planning Supply area, planning phases and project workflow Economics Economic analysis, funding, tariff design and contracts Operations Optimization Return temperature, temperature reduction, monitoring and digital twin

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