Experimental verification of a virtual water flowmeter applicable to air conditioning systems
- Title
- Experimental verification of a virtual water flowmeter applicable to air conditioning systems
- Author
- 정재원
- Keywords
- Virtual flowmeter; Pump flow rate measurement; Initial test procedure; Experimental verification
- Issue Date
- 2017-11
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
- Citation
- ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, v. 155, page. 425-438
- Abstract
- The main purpose of this research is to suggest a virtual water flowmeter applicable in hydraulic systems with low-cost sensors. Practical procedures for realizing virtual water flowmeters for constant flow pumps (i.e., Cases 1 and 2) and variable flow pumps (i.e., Cases 3 and 4) are proposed in this paper. In Case 1, for measuring the water flow rate through a constant flow pump, the pump head was measured and the water flow rate was estimated using the pump characteristic curve obtained from the manufacturer or by deriving an empirical model based on the field measurement data. In Case 2, the water flow rate through a valve with a constant flow pump was estimated by measuring the pressure head between the valve and the valve opening position. The valve characteristic curve can be obtained by deriving an empirical model based on the initial field test results. The water flow rate through the variable flow pump was calculated, using the pump affinity laws and an empirical model, by measuring the frequency (i.e., Case 3) or input power (i.e., Case 4). The initial setup and test procedures for virtual flowmeters are also proposed in this research for practical use in the field. To verify the proposed procedures, experiments were conducted using constant and variable flow pumps in a pilot system. It was found that the virtual water flowmeters showed 2.9% to 6.7% of root mean square error from Case 1 to Case 4, compared with an ultrasonic water flowmeter, through long-term experimental verification. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- URI
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778817305170?via%3Dihubhttps://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/116180
- ISSN
- 0378-7788; 1872-6178
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.09.050
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING[S](공과대학) > ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING(건축공학부) > Articles
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