A dynamic heat transport model for a single pre-insulated pipe (buried underground) with thermal inertia, for district heating systems. Based on method developed by Pálsson, Hálldór (see the Reference below for details); A couple of partial differential equations as obtained for water-steel, insulation, and ground was solved via the implicit numerical scheme (element method).
Please see ThermalPipeModel.py that makes use of pipe catalogue for single pre-insulated steel pipes from LOGSTOR PipeCatalogue.py
You are free to use, modify and distribute the code as long as authorship is properly acknowledged.
In memory of my mother Esma Tol and my father Bekir Tol.
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Tol, Hİ. DynamicPipeModel_Python. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4225488. GitHub Repository 2020; https://github.com/DrTol/DynamicPipeModel_Python
- Pálsson, Hálldór. Methods for planning and operating decentralized combined heat and power plants. Risø & DTU - Department of Energy Engineering (ET). Denmark. Forskningscenter Risoe. Risoe-R, No. 1185(EN) - SEE PAGES 60 - 69