Designing district heating networks
Chapter one: Essential topics
Designing district heating networks
Chapter one: Essential topics
General design methodology
Explanation of the key functionality of Comsof Heat, required inputs and resulting outputs.
Data collection
Overview of the required input data to start a calculation and reference to a few sources.
Network design methodology
Explanation of the physics of the pipe dimensioning methodology, applied on a small network.
Deployment cost estimation methodology
Explanation of the 3 methods for network CAPEX calculation.
Distribution network design
Theory
Design your first network with Comsof Heat. Explanation of the design workflow from input to output, using the default ruleset.
Software demo
Design your first network with Comsof Heat. Explanation of the design workflow from input to output, using the default ruleset.
Adding heat delivery units
Theory
Adding heat delivery units with appropriate power and costs in the ruleset and presence in the output bill of quantities.
Software demo
Adding heat delivery units with appropriate power and costs in the ruleset and presence in the output bill of quantities.
Configuration options for heat demand and simultaneity
Theory
Configuring different options to include space heating demand, sanitary hot water demand and options for simultaneity values.
Software demo
Configuring different options to include space heating demand, sanitary hot water demand and options for simultaneity values.
Design constraints for pipe sizing
Theory
Configuring pressure constraints and flow velocity constraints when sizing the pipe diameters.
Software demo
Configuring pressure constraints and flow velocity constraints when sizing the pipe diameters.
Service connection pipes
Theory
Configuring service pipe material type, pressure and velocity constraints.
Software demo
Configuring service pipe material type, pressure and velocity constraints
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Deployment cost model configuration
Theory
Configure the different cost models for pipe CAPEX calculation on the entire network.
Software demo
Configure the different cost models for pipe CAPEX calculation on the entire network.
Design strategies without heat source power constraints
Theory
Overview of the design strategies where the heat source power requirements is an output of the design.
Design of 2 layer networks
Theory
Designing networks consisting of a transport network and a distribution network.
Software demo
Designing networks consisting of a transport network and a distribution network.
Design strategies with heat source constraints
Theory
Design networks with limited available source peak power.
Software demo
Design networks with limited available source peak power.
State manager and folder structure
Theory
Managing multiple calculation scenarios in the state manager and overview of the project folder structure.
Software demo
Managing multiple calculation scenarios in the state manager and overview of the project folder structure.
Queued calculations
Theory
Configure multiple rulesets and queue calculations in a batch.
Software demo
Configure multiple rulesets and queue calculations in a batch.
GIS file types & cloud
Theory
Explanation of support input files types and option to run design calculations on powerful cloud servers to offload your pc.
Comsof Heat training navigation
- Comsof Heat training portal homepage
- 1. Designing district heating networks - Essential topics
- 2. Improving your designs - Essential topics
- 3. Network deployment strategies and investment analysis
- 4. Advanced design topics: 4th and 5th generation DHC networks
- 5. Improving your designs - Advanced topics
- 6. Appedix