Mathematical model of thermal regime of uninsulated transit pipes of heating networks layed in frame plasterboard structures of rooms with individual heating
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https://doi.org/10.26906/znp.2026.66.4351Keywords:
transit pipelines of district heating networks, heat balance, temperature schedule, heating, thermal energy, energy audit, heat gains, energy demand, energy consumptionAbstract
This article proposes a system of heat balance equations and a comprehensive methodology for determining heat gains from transit district heating pipelines integrated into lightweight gypsum board framed structures. The results derived from the proposed mathematical model were validated against empirical field measurements and compared with existing normative methodologies for assessing heat gains from heat supply transit pipelines. Such methodologies are standardly employed in thermal energy accounting with utility providers and within energy audits of residential and public buildings.
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