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This study investigates the effects on the radiator characteristic and/or the radiator operational behaviour by the set-back operation via the thermostatic radiator valves, over-dimensioning of the radiator units, and the radiator add-on fans. Accordingly, a new integrated steady-state radiator model was proposed with consideration directed to the characteristic shifts by these radiator matters in question, as simple and accurate as the conventional radiator models.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge “European Regional Development Fund” (EFRO) — Strategic Action Plan Limburg (SALK) for their support in the project “Towards a Sustainable Energy Supply in Cities” of which GeoWatt is a work package aimed at fourth-generation thermal grids.
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Tol, H.İ. Improved space-heating radiator model: Focus on set-back operation, radiator over-dimensioning, and add-on fans. Build. Simul. 13, 317–334 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-019-0574-9
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