Average Annual Water Temperatures in Heating Networks Cryolithozones

Purpose of research. For settlements located in the permafrost zone on the territory of the Russian Federation, obtain the values of average annual water temperatures in heating networks of centralized heating systems separately for the supply and return mains using design water temperatures in the range from 95 to 150 ° C, taking into account modern climatic data and the indicators of the heating systems used devices.Methods. To achieve the set goals, methods of central high-quality regulation of the load of the thermal energy consumer were used, based on the heat balance equation. To find the temperatures at the break point of the temperature graph, numerical methods for solving equations were used. To obtain an equation for the dependence of the average annual water temperature in the supply main of the heating network, methods of the theory of approximation of functions by algebraic polynomials were used. To cluster settlements according to the criterion of being in the permafrost zone and the possibility of using centralized heat supply, methods of analysis and synthesis were used.Results. Average annual water temperatures for the supply and return lines of heating networks were obtained using central quality control schedules with design temperatures from 95 to 150°C, taking into account the values of average monthly outdoor air temperatures for settlements in the permafrost zone of the Russian Federation.Conclusion. The values of annual water temperatures recommended by modern standards for the supply main of heating networks may differ significantly from the calculated values obtained taking into account the design water temperatures, climatic characteristics of the design area, and features of the organization of a closed heat supply system in order to ensure standard hot water supply temperatures. A quadratic equation has been obtained that makes it possible to calculate with high accuracy the design annual temperature of the coolant for the supply pipeline depending on the temperature schedule implemented in the heat supply system for settlements located in the permafrost zone.