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WEEKLY RESEARCH REPORTS (.pdf)

 

Spring 2008

 

Meeting time: 11am -12 noon, Tuesday

Listed according to Date of meeting:

 

Jan 22 (Literature survey findings)

Jan 29 (Getting started - review of fundamental concepts)

Feb 05 (Study of available component models,assumptions)

Feb 12 (Description of models in fair detail)

Feb 19 (Compliation of component models: analysis of inputs,outputs,ICs, parameters; analysis of solvability)

Feb 26 (Details of basic graph representation)

Mar 04 (Steps towards retrieving equations from the basic graph representation)

Mar 18 (Steps for coding the basic graph representation - this work was later halted)

Mar 25 (Simulation of a demo case to familiarize with Thermosys)

Apr 01 (Study of existing Thermosys pump model)

Apr 08 (Study of existing Thermosys Hydraulic Resistance model)

Apr 15 (Understanding flow dynamics: Analysis of single loop case, Algebraic loop problem detected, remedied)

Apr 22 (Understanding flow dynamics: Analysis of multi-loop case, DAE problem detected, pump causality problem appears)

Apr 29 (Understanding flow dynamics: Analysis of multi-loop case, DAE problem remedied, pump causality problem remedy discussed in meeting)

 

Summer 2008

 

Meeting time: 11am -12 noon, Tuesday (New schedule TBD)

Listed according to Date of meeting:

 

May 13 (Summer research Plan)

May 20 (Implementation of dynamic Hydraulic Resistance model in Thermosys; study of Thermosys junction model)

June 23 (First THERMOSYS simulation of a complete cooling network)

July 01 (Towards efficient, physically justifiable and quick-settling simulations - worked through simulation of a no loop system)

July 14 (Transient study of sys with 3 LAHXs in parallel)

July 21 (State Interaction Maps - SIMs for HENs)

Aug 16 (System dynamics for a HEN using graph theoretical representation)

 

Fall 2008

 

Meeting time: 1pm -2pm, Thursday

Listed according to Date of meeting:

 

Aug 28 (Literature findings on District Heating Networks, etc)

Sep 04 (State Space representation of a Series-Parallel network)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESENTATIONS (.ppt)

 

ARG#0 (Introductory presentation to the Group)

ARG#1 (Overview of Spring 2008 research to ARG)