对五个装置的分层冷冻水储罐的运行情况进行了调查。该研究证实，温跃层厚度取决于进入相对静止水箱水的进水流速，反映在雷诺数和弗劳德数的参数中。经发现，这五个装置均未按预期方式运行，即完全排放冷冻水以满足冷却负荷，并通过再次向水箱完全注入冷冻水来向水箱充水。典型的操作需要根据需要排放储罐，以满足低于储罐冷却能力的负载，然后重新加注部分排放的储罐。一个装置通过多个循环排放水箱，向负载供应冷却水，将水返回水箱，然后继续向冷却负载排放水，但供水温度不断升高。 在给油箱充油时也采用了类似的过程。根据五个现场的运行数据确定了温跃层厚度。所有地点的温跃层都相对较薄。雷诺数低于ASHRAE指南建议的八角管扩散器限值。结果表明，雷诺数6000不会超过导致温跃层显著增大的极限。尽管参数可以近似计算，但储罐操作阻止了储罐效率和优值的确定。不幸的是，运行数据并未显示雷诺数或弗劳德数大于ASHRAE指南建议的八角管扩散器的雷诺数或弗劳德数。单位:双引文:阿什雷交易，第107卷，第。2.

An investigation of the operation of stratified chilled water storage tanks at five installations was conducted. The study confirmed that the thermocline thickness is dependent upon the flow rate of the inlet water into the relatively still tank water, reflected in the parameters of the Reynolds and Froude numbers. It was discovered that none of the five installations is operated in the expected manner of completely discharging the chilled water to meet a cooling load and charging the tank by completely filling the tank again with chilled water. The typical operation entailed discharging the tank as necessary to meet the load, which was less than the cooling capacity of the tank, and then recharging the partially discharged tank. One installation discharged the tank through multiple cycles, supplying cooling water to the load, returning the water to the tank, and then continuing to discharge the water to the cooling load but at continually increasing supply water temperatures. A similar process was used when charging the tank. Thermocline thicknesses were determined from operating data at the five sites. The thermoclines were relatively thin for all of the sites. The Reynolds numbers were below the limiting values recommended by ASHRAE guidelines for octagonal pipe diffusers. The results show that a Reynolds number of 6000 does not exceed a limit that would result in a significantly larger thermocline. Tank operations prevented the determination of tank efficiencies and figures of merit, though the parameters can be approximated. Unfortunately, the operating data did not reveal Reynolds or Froude numbers greater than those recommended by ASHRAE guidelines for octagonal pipe diffusers.Units: Dual