mass flow weighted average

  • Saeed aziz
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16 Jan 2016 00:30 #4015 by Saeed aziz
mass flow weighted average was created by Saeed aziz
Dear Paul,

In SAM manual for physical modelling,page 11. inlet loop temperature equals either:
power cycle outlet
storage system outlet
mass flow rate weighted average of storage
solar field outlet

what is meaning by mass flow rate weighted average?
and what is difference between mass flow rate and weighted average?

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20 Jan 2016 19:06 #4016 by Paul Gilman
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Dear Saeed,

The "mass-flow weighted average of the storage and power cycle outlet temperatures" is the weighted average value of the storage and power cycle temperatures relative to the HTF mass flow rate. In other words, the average value of the temperature is weighted by the mass flow rate.

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Paul.

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