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  • the secondary side is a fully domestic cold and hot water circuit

  • the primary side is a fully central heating circuit

  • both circuits are connected with a heat exchanger

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Calculations

step1 - step 2

First we calculate the diversity flow and the diversity factor, as explained in Step 2 : calculation of the diversity factor and the diversity flow

step 3

Calculate the secondary power, based on the formula (in which m is the massflow, T1 the cold water temperature, T2 the hot water temperature, and c the heat capacity for water)

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step 4

Calculate the primary return temperature.

In case of a heat exchanger, both variables are determined by the UA value of the heat exchanger, and 3 equations that apply (see ).


In case of other regime changing base circuits like a storage tank, the primary return temperature can be a design parameter chosen by the user).

The primary supply temperature is always a design parameter chosen by the user.

Now that we know the primary

step 5 :

Heat exchanger

In the example above, a system of three equations determines the primary

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