The transient thermal behaviour of a hydronic space-heating radiator unit with a numerical solution algorithm in Python. See references given below for details.
Details given in: Tol Hİ, Madessa HB. Development of a white-box dynamic building thermal model integrated with a heating system. Journal of Building Engineering 2023 (68). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106038
Please see TransientRadiatorModel.py
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In memory of my mother Esma Tol and my father Bekir Tol.
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Tol Hİ, Madessa HB. Development of a white-box dynamic building thermal model integrated with a heating system. Journal of Building Engineering 2023 (68). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106038
Tol, Hİ. TransientRadiatorModel-Python. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4182580. GitHub Repository 2020; https://github.com/DrTol/TransientRadiatorModel-Python
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- Brembilla, Christian. Transient model of a panel radiator. In: 14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association. Hyderabad, India. December 7-9, 2015.
- Teskeredzic, Armin; Blazevic, Rejhana. Transient Radiator Room Heating — Mathematical Model and Solution Algorithm. Building (MDPI). Volume 8. p 17.