Horizontal ground heat exchanger

Edited to provide answers for Denis:

OpenStudio Application version? 1.6.0+53c249a897 (SDK 3.6.1)

does the saved .osm file hold an instance of OS:Site:GroundTemperature:Undisturbed:KusudaAchenbach? No

if so, can you post the .osm excerpt? NA

might as well post the OS:GroundHeatExchanger:HorizontalTrench .osm definition: See below

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Thanks!

I created an OpenStudio model with a horizontal ground heat exchanger, but OpenStudio isn’t allowing input of “Undisturbed Ground Temperature Model” in the object “OS:GroundHeatExchanger:HorizontalTrench”. The field is greyed-out and can’t be selected.

The model simulates properly (no crashing) when using default entries for a vertical ground field, but when I switch it for a horizontal ground field and simulate the model it crashes with the following message:

“[BOOST_ASSERT] <2> Assertion modelObject failed on line 175 of class openstudio::model::ModelObject __cdecl openstudio::model::detail::GroundHeatExchangerHorizontalTrench_Impl::undisturbedGroundTemperatureModel(void) const in file D:\OSN\src\model\GroundHeatExchangerHorizontalTrench.cpp.”

Based on this background, can somebody explain what might be wrong with my model to prevent it from simulating a horizontal GSHP field? Is there an input in OpenStudio that will allow me to select an “Undisturbed Ground Temperature Model”? Is the field supposed to be greyed-out?

Can OpenStudio simulate horizontal ground heat exchangers?

(There's a similar question from about 7 years ago--suggesting that there was a problem, but followed by discussion of the problem having been fixed. Perhaps the problem has been reintroduced?)

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Ruth Urban

asked 2023-12-11 12:54:29 -0500, updated 2023-12-13 08:52:02 -0500

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I'm able to reproduce the crash, based on your .osm excerpt. See the recent EDIT in the initial answer (bug description + short term solution).

Denis Bourgeois (2023-12-13 10:12:21 -0500) edit

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(@Ruth Urban : not an answer per se, but this may narrow down the issue).

GHX horizontal trench options in OpenStudio (App vs SDK) have evolved somewhat over the last 12 months (e.g. this PR), between SDK v3.5.0 and v3.6.0. From the comments, this may continue to evolve through SDK v3.8.0. I suspect you're using OpenStudio Application v1.6.0 (i.e. SDK v3.6.1), as the code seems to be tripping here (line 175). Yet it's unclear if it's on the App side of things (vs the SDK), incomplete/invalid input elsewhere, etc.

FYI, if I take the US DOE Prototype Warehouse and apply the following changes:

require "openstudio"

translator = OpenStudio::OSVersion::VersionTranslator.new
path       = OpenStudio::Path.new("warehouse.osm")
model      = translator.loadModel(path)
model      = model.get
trench     = OpenStudio::Model::GroundHeatExchangerHorizontalTrench.new(model)
loop       = model.getPlantLoopByName("Main Service Water Loop").get

loop.addSupplyBranchForComponent(trench)
model.save("alt_warehouse.osm", true)

I can then re-open the altered file with the App:

GHX

... where the undisturbed ground temperature model has been generated automatically. Simulation runs without any warnings/errors (of course, results are meaningless in this case). I don't believe one can otherwise add (let alone edit) an undisturbed ground temperature model with the App. If it's greyed out in your case, it would appear the undisturbed ground temperature model hasn't been generated, isn't found, or something along those lines.

Can you edit your initial question by providing more info?

OpenStudio Application version?
does the saved .osm file hold an instance of OS:Site:GroundTemperature:Undisturbed:KusudaAchenbach?
if so, can you post the .osm excerpt?
might as well post the OS:GroundHeatExchanger:HorizontalTrench .osm definition ...

EDIT @Ruth Urban : OK, I can reproduce your exact issue with the basic test I initially suggested (modified warehouse example above). If I manually delete the "Undisturbed Ground Temperature Model" parameter of an OS:GroundHeatExchanger:HorizontalTrench object in an .osm file (just like your .osm excerpt) :

OS:GroundHeatExchanger:HorizontalTrench,
  {3f4c66c5-cedc-4dbb-943d-73e64ad57fb9}, !- Handle
  Ground Heat Exchanger Horizontal Trench 1, !- Name
  {920159c0-63d1-48eb-a2df-b275b0aed5f3}, !- Inlet Node Name
  {3640a33d-46e5-467d-9c1c-73a65c8cd5e2}, !- Outlet Node Name
  0.004,                                  !- Design Flow Rate {m3/s}
  75,                                     !- Trench Length in Pipe Axial Direction {m}
  2,                                      !- Number of Trenches
  2,                                      !- Horizontal Spacing Between Pipes {m}
  0.016,                                  !- Pipe Inner Diameter {m}
  0.02667,                                !- Pipe Outer Diameter {m}
  1.25,                                   !- Burial Depth {m}
  1.08,                                   !- Soil Thermal Conductivity {W/m-K}
  962,                                    !- Soil Density {kg/m3}
  2576,                                   !- Soil Specific Heat {J/kg-K}
  0.3895,                                 !- Pipe Thermal Conductivity {W/m-K}
  641,                                    !- Pipe Density {kg/m3}
  2405,                                   !- Pipe Specific Heat {J/kg-K}
  30,                                     !- Soil Moisture Content Percent {percent}
  50,                                     !- Soil Moisture Content Percent at ...
  ,                                       !- Undisturbed Ground Temperature Model
  0.408;                                  !- Evapotranspiration Ground Cover Parameter

... the OpenStudio binary/executable will crash with the following:

[BOOST_ASSERT] <2> Assertion modelObject failed on line 175 of openstudio::model::ModelObject openstudio::model::detail::GroundHeatExchangerHorizontalTrench_Impl::undisturbedGroundTemperatureModel() const in file /Users/jenkins/git/OpenStudioFull/3.6.1/src/model/GroundHeatExchangerHorizontalTrench.cpp.

Some OpenStudio objects can have certain parameters ... (more)

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Denis Bourgeois

answered 2023-12-11 15:10:09 -0500, updated 2024-08-25 08:21:39 -0500

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I don't know if you can help me but I am having the same issue with the vertical one. How should I proceed? I tried of adding your lines of code to my file but it won't recognize it. OS:GroundHeatExchanger:Vertical, {b0ce8207-3f51-427d-b903-98088c451a51}, !- Handle Vertical Bore Field, !- Name {e35769ff-475f-412e-be9c-4351565f7760}, !- Inlet Node Name {0994a4b7-ae0e-429d-ada4-b50fbd0b85b8}, !- Outlet Node Name 0.00556, !- Design Flow Rate {m3/s} {...} , !- Undisturbed Ground Temperature Mode

laiamv (2024-08-24 10:59:14 -0500) edit

@laiamv, I edited my initial answer. Hope this works for you.

Denis Bourgeois (2024-08-25 08:11:51 -0500) edit

Thank you so much! My problem is fixed now.

laiamv (2024-08-25 14:49:23 -0500) edit

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Thanks for your help @Denis Bourgeois. As outlined in your previous instructions, we ran a measure in OpenStudio which generated the trench ground field and an associated OS:Site:GroundTemperature:Undisturbed:KusudaAchenbach object. We then modified the default parameters for KusudaAchenbach in the osm file because OpenStudio's interface didn't seem to allow revisions to this object's parameters. For anybody who has this issue in the future, here is the code for the measure that we ran:


 # start the measure
 class AddHorizontalTrenchFieldForGSHP < OpenStudio::Measure::ModelMeasure
   # human readable name
   def name
     return "Add trench horizontal ground field for GSHP."
   end
   # human readable description
   def description
     return "This measure adds a trench horizontal ground field."
   end
   # human readable description of modeling approach
   def modeler_description
     return " This measure adds a trench horizontal ground field. "
   end
 # define what happens when the measure is run
  def run(model, runner, user_arguments)
    super(model, runner, user_arguments)
    trench     = OpenStudio::Model::GroundHeatExchangerHorizontalTrench.new(model)
    loop       = model.getPlantLoopByName("GSHP Loop Name").get
    loop.addSupplyBranchForComponent(trench)
   end
 end
 # register the measure to be used by the application 
 AddHorizontalTrenchFieldForGSHP.new.registerWithApplication

Hopefully this will be helpful to someone.

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Ruth Urban

answered 2023-12-22 08:18:52 -0500