TES initial state

Dear José,

For storage tank volumes, the initial values are:

Initial Cold Tank Volume = Tank Volume - Initial Hot Tank Volume

Initial Hot Tank Volume = Minimum Fluid Volume

Tank Volume and Minimum Fluid Volume are inputs on the Storage page.

For storage fluid temperatures, the initial temperature of fluid entering both the hot and cold tanks is the average between the tanks, assuming the Initial TES Fluid Temperature input on the Storage page. Because there are two tanks:

Initial Temperature into Cold Tank = Initial TES Fluid Temperature / 2

Initial Temperature into Hot Tank = Initial TES Fluid Temperature / 2

After running simulations, you can verify the initial values on the Results page. Display hourly results in a table or time series graph, and choose the following variables:

- Cold Tank HTF Volume
- Hot Tank HTF Volume
- Temperature into Cold Tank
- Temperature into Hot Tank

Best regards,
Paul.