Balanced operation strategies of district heating systems based on dynamic hydraulic-thermal modeling

As the improvement of district heating systems, the fine-tuning of operational equipment has become a promising direction. However, in the practical district heating systems, relying solely on manual control and the existing basic models, the dynamic hydraulic-thermal process is hard to cover. Conse...

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Published in:	Energy and Built Environment
Main Authors:	Xiaojie Lin, Ning Zhang, Zheng Luo, Encheng Feng, Wei Zhong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-06-01
Subjects:	District heating system Hydraulic-thermal modeling Mechanical modeling Substation operation optimization Balanced heating
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666123324000114

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