RE: [EnergyPlus_Support] Question about plant loops and water heaters

[RRaustad@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

1. Do plant loops simulate evaporation of the working fluid? i.e. water
to steam and vice versa?
 
Steam models do use fliud properties in the calculations.

2. If I wanted to run propylene glycol to heat water in a water heater,
can I simply use one plant loop for water heating and a second plant
loop for the glycol? OR would I need to add in a heat exchanger?

The water heater use and source nodes can model a HX. But as I write
this I wonder if a flud other than water is allowed to connect to the
use and/or source side of the water heater (it should be allowed, but
is it?).


On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:30:32 +0000 gabrieljew1990 <gjew@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I had 2 quick questions:
> 
> 1. Do plant loops simulate evaporation of the working fluid? i.e. water to
> steam and vice versa?
> 
> 2. If I wanted to run propylene glycol to heat water in a water heater, can I
> simply use one plant loop for water heating and a second plant loop for the
> glycol? OR would I need to add in a heat exchanger?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
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