Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Water tank as an energy storage

["Michael J. Witte" <mjwitte@xxxxxxxx>]

If this is a passive tank that has no flow in or out of it, then yes, then 
internal mass would be a good way to model it.  For a construction, you can use 
the same materials that the tank will be made of, and then use water as the 
last layer.  The area of the internal mass should equal the surface area of the 
tank.  The thickness of the water layer should be calculated to provide the 
correct total volume of water when  multiplied by the surface area.  So, in 
your case, H2O_Thickness = 200 liters / surface_area

Mike


On 29 Jan 2004, at 9:43, itamargoldberger wrote:

> Hi All
> I am trying to use some 200 liter Water tank as an energy storage in 
> some school I am running.
> How can I input it into E+ ?
> Should I enter it as a internal mass ? if yes - what would be 
> the "construction"  ?
> Thanks 
> Itamar
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