Numerical Investigation on Energy Efficiency of a Serial Pipe-Embedded Window System Operated in Summer Considering Water Temperature Change in Pipeline

2020 ◽  
pp. 787-795
Author(s):  
Sihang Jiang ◽  
Xianting Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Temperature Change ◽  
Window System

scholarly journals Energy efficiency of fibre reinforced soil formation at small element scale: Laboratory and numerical investigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdin Ibraim ◽  
Jean-Francois Camenen ◽  
Andrea Diambra ◽  
Karolis Kairelis ◽  
Laura Visockaite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Soil Formation ◽  
Reinforced Soil ◽  
Small Element

scholarly journals Active Management of Heat Customers Towards Lower District Heating Return Water Temperature

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1863
Author(s):  
Tommy Rosén ◽  
Louise Ödlund
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Active Management ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Efficiency Gains ◽  
District Heating System ◽  
Return Water

The traditional way of managing the supply and return water temperatures in a district heating system (DHS) is by controlling the supply water temperature. The return water temperature then becomes a passive result that reflects the overall energy efficiency of the DHS. A DHS with many poorly functioning district heating centrals will create a high return water temperature, and the energy efficiency of the DHS will be affected negatively in several ways (e.g., lower efficiency of the flue gas condenser, higher heat losses in pipes, and lower electricity production for a DHS with combined heat and power (CHP)). With a strategic introduction of low-grade heat customers, the return water temperature can be lowered and, to some extent, controlled. With the heat customers connected in parallel, which is the traditional setup, return water temperatures can only be lowered at the same rate as the heat customers are improved. The active management of some customers can lower the return water temperatures faster and, in the long run, lead to better controlled return water temperatures. Active management is defined here as an adjustment of a domestic heating system in order to improve DHS efficiency without affecting the heating service for the individual building. The opposite can be described as passive management, where heat customers are connected to the DHS in a standardized manner, without taking the overall DHS efficiency into consideration. The case study in this article shows possible efficiency gains for the examined DHS at around 7%. Looking at fuel use, there is a large reduction for oil, with 10–30% reduction depending on the case in question, while the reduction is shown to be largest for the case with the lowest return water temperature. The results also show that efficiency gains will increase electricity production by about 1–3%, and that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced by 4–20%.

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