Domestic water systems

-> Per = PYs - 0,5 bar (or 10oloPvs)

Sizing method Indicativecoefficient 'n" as the temperature

"T ('Cl" variesin relationto the temperatureof 10"G,without
T1 = cold water supply temperature glycol
T2= hot water storage temperature
@ = water expansion coefficient, calculated oc 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
accordinq to the maximum temperature n 0 0,1 I,L 0,4 0.8 1 , 2 I I 2,3 ? q ?6
difference between the cold water supply and
the hot water storage
Example:
e=nrzl100-nrrl100
Sizing an expansion vessel for a domestic water system with the
Definition of volumes
following technical specifications:
Vn = vessel volume (l), to be calculated
Vsp = valume of the heated water (storage) = @O I
Vsp = volume of the heated water (l) (inside the
T1 = cold water supply temperature = lO"C
storage)
T2 = hot water storage temperature = @"C
Ve = expansion volume due to the water heating up (l)
Par = initial pressure at the water side = 3,5 bar
Pressure definition - all the pressures listed below are fus : safety relief valve setting pressure = 6 bar
m e a s u r e da t t h e p r e s s u r eg a u g e ( r e l a t i v ep r e s s u r e s ) :
Solution:
P0 = vessel pre-charge pressure at the gas side (bar)
Pvs = safety relief valve setting pressure (bar) From the table of "n" coefficient values we can see:
Par = i n i t i a l r e l a t i v ep r e s s u r e ( b a r ) a t t h e w a t e r s i d e , for T1 = 10'C -> ort = 0,1 for T2 = B]"C -> nT2= 2,9 therefore
represented by the maximum inlet pressure "e" for L,T = 70'C is obtained from:
( s e t t i n gv a l u e o f t h e p r e s s u r er e d u c i n g v a l v e o r
t h e m a x i m u mm a i n s s u p p l y p r e s s u r e ) 6 = (2,9/100) - (0,1/100) = 0,028
Par = Po Po = vesse/ pre-charge pressure at the gas side = Par = 3rS bar
Per = maximum system working pressure (bar) at the Per = maximum system working pressure at the gas side
g a s s i d e ( P v s ) ,d e c r e a s e d b y a p r e s s u r ev a l u e = Pvs - 0,5 bar = 6 - 0,5 = 5,5 bar
which prevents the safety relief valve from
opening. Pa = initial absolute pressure at the gas side = Par + | = 3,5 + I
= 4,5 bar
Pe' = Pvs- 0,5 bar (10% Pvs if Pvs > 5 bar) Pe : final absolute pressure at the gas side: Per + 1 :5,5 +1
= 6,5 bar
The capacity of a closed expansion vessel with
m e m b r a n e( d i a p h r a g m )f o r d o m e s t i cw a t e r s y s t e m sw i t h
Formula (2) is applied to calculate the volume of the vesselVn:
storage is calculated by applying the following formula:

..Vsp
0,028 . 600
Vn=- = Urill
Vn = (2)
pe 4,5
1-
1- 6,5
pe
A & / v e s s e l s h o u l d therefore be se/ected (this must be
Absolute pressures pre-chargedto 3,5 bar)
Pa = r n i t i a la b s o l u t e p r e s s u r e a t t h e g a s s i d e ( b a r ) ,
equal to the maximum inlet pressure Par +
a t m o s p h e r i cp r e s s u r e( 1 b a r ) . I n p r a c t i c et h i s i s
the cold preset pressureof the vessel increased
by 1 bar.
Pa=Par+1=Po+1
Pe = final absolute pressure at the gas side (bar),
obtained from the maximum relative system
w o r k i n g p r e s s u r eP e r + a t m o s p h e r i cp r e s s u r e( 1
bar).

Pe=Per+1