Application Study of a CCHP System Operating With the Flue Gas and Geothermal Energy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiling Zhao ◽  
Lin Fu ◽  
Xiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Water Steam ◽  
Absorption Heat Pump ◽  
Power Generation Equipment

Because of the performance of the power generation equipment is almost perfect, how to integrate the thermally-activated technologies and use the waste heat deeply are a critical issue for CCHP (Combined cooling heating and power) system. According to the characteristics of a typical end user’s demands, a CCHP system with the flue gas and geothermal energy is proposed. The system is composed of an internal combustion engine, a soil source absorption heat pump driven by the flue gas, and other assistant facilities, such as pumps, fans, and end user devices. In the winter, the flue gas is used to drive absorption heat pump to recover the waste heat of the soil source and the condensation heat of the flue gas simultaneously, and in the summer, the waste heat of the flue gas is used to drive absorption heat pump to cooling, and the heat sink is the soil. In the paper, the energy analysis of the system is done. Compared with the conventional CCHP system, the operation cost is lowered greatly and the increased investment could be returned within one year. It is show that the system is the efficient integration of clean energy, renewable energy, the discharge of the flue gas could be reduced to below 30°C, and the water steam could be catch to avoid the white smoke of the stack.

Application Analysis of the BCHP System with the Soil Source Absorption Heat Pump Driven by the Flue Gas

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 2747-2750
Author(s):  
Xi Ling Zhao ◽  
Zhong Hai Zheng ◽  
Lin Fu ◽  
Yan Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Water Steam ◽  
Absorption Heat Pump ◽  
Efficient Integration ◽  
One Year ◽  
Combined Cooling

How to use the waste heat deeply are a critical issue for BCHP (Building combined cooling heating and power) system. A BCHP system with a soil source absorption heat pump driven by the waste heat is proposed. The system is composed of an internal combustion engine, a soil source absorption heat pump driven by the flue gas, and other assistant facilities, such as pumps, fans, and end user devices. In the winter, the flue gas is used to drive absorption heat pump to recover the waste heat of the soil source and the condensation heat of the flue gas simultaneously, and in the summer, the waste heat of the flue gas is used to drive absorption heat pump to cooling, and the heat sink is the soil. In the paper, the configuration of this kind of system is designed, and the energy analysis of the system is done all the year. Compared with the conventional BCHP system, the operation cost is lowered greatly and the increased investment could be returned within one year. It is show that the system is the efficient integration of cleaning energy, renewable energy, the discharge of the flue gas could be reduced to below 30°C, and the water steam could be catch to avoid the white smoke of the stack. The energy saving in space heating could be 66% compared with the conventional BCHP systems.

Application Study of BCHP System With Absorption Heat Pump of an Urban Original Sewage Source

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. L. Zhao ◽  
L. Fu ◽  
S. G. Zhang ◽  
J. Z. Zhu ◽  
B. M. Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Absorption Heat Pump ◽  
Efficient Integration ◽  
Sewage Source

A critical issue for BCHP (Building combined cooling heating and power) system is the efficient integration of power generation equipment with different heat utilization technologies. A BCHP system with an urban original sewage source absorption heat pump is proposed. The system is composed of an internal combustion engine, a water-water heat exchanger, a flue gas driven absorption heat pump, a filth block device, a wastewater heat exchanger, and other assistant facilities, such as pumps, fans, and end user devices. In the winter, the waste heat of the flue gas is used to drive absorption heat pump to recover the waste heat of sewage source and the flue gas, and in the summer, the waste heat of the flue gas is used to drive absorption heat pump for cooling, and the heat load of the building is removed to the sewage. In the paper, this kind of system was designed according to the energy consumption of the buildings, and the overall performance of the system in the heating and cooling mode was studied, and the energy efficiency level was analyzed. It is shown that the system is the efficient integration of clean energy and waste heat resource, and the energy efficiency of the system could be improved by 18.5% compared with the conventional BCHP systems.

Thermodynamic Analysis of a Central Heating System Combing the Urban Heat Network With Geothermal Energy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Lin Fu ◽  
Xiling Zhao ◽  
Hua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Heat Network ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Absorption Heat Pump ◽  
Central Heating ◽  
Exchange Unit

In recent years, with the continuous urban expansion, the central heating sources are commonly insufficient in the areas of Northern China. Besides, the increasing heat transfer temperature difference results in more and more exergy loss between the primary heat network and the secondary heat network. This paper introduces a new central heating system which combines the urban heat network with geothermal energy (CHSCHNGE). In this system, the absorption heat exchange unit, which is composed of an absorption heat pump and a water to water heat exchanger, is as alternative to the conventional water to water heat exchanger at the heat exchange station, and the doing work ability of the primary heat network is utilized to drive the absorption heat pump to extract the shallow geothermal energy. In this way, the heat supply ability of the system will be increased with fewer additional energy consumptions. Since the water after driving the absorption heat pump has high temperature, it can continue to heat the supply water coming from the absorption heat pump. As a result, the water of the primary heat network will be stepped cooled and the exergy loss will be reduced. In this study, the performance of the system is simulated based on the mathematical models of the heat source, the absorption heat exchange unit, the ground heat exchanger and the room. The thermodynamic analyses are performed for three systems and the energy efficiency and exergy efficiency are compared. The results show that (a) the COP of the absorption heat exchange unit is 1.25 and the heating capacity of the system increases by 25%, which can effectively reduce the requirements of central heating sources; (b) the PER of the system increases 14.4% more than that of the conventional co-generation central heating system and 54.1% more than that of the ground source heat pump system; (c) the exergy efficiency of the CHSCHNGE is 17.6% higher than that of the conventional co-generation central heating system and 45.6% higher than that of the ground source heat pump system.

Heat Integration of Absorption Heat Pump in a Milk Powder Dairy

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Møller Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Milk Powder ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Heat Integration ◽  
Absorption Heat Pump ◽  
Absorption Cooling ◽  
Absorption Cooling System

Abstract Heat integration with absorption heat pumps requires investigation of many types of plant designs. In this article, it is concluded that in many cases high temperature absorption systems for heat recovery are more economically feasible than absorption systems for cooling purposes. The conclusion is based on a project where the scope was to investigate technical and economical possibilities for heat integration of an absorption heat pump in a milk powder plant. The first idea behind the project was to use the waste heat from the rejected air to drive an absorption cooling system to reduce the electricity consumption for cooling proposes. The model of the plant was based on simulations as a background for a time averaged COP model. It was concluded that an absorption system for generating low temperature steam is more feasible.

The Performance Improvement of a 70kWe Natural Gas CHP System

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Fu ◽  
Xiling Zhao ◽  
Shigang Zhang ◽  
Yi Jiang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Outlet Temperature ◽  
Absorption Heat Pump ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Innovative System ◽  
Chp System

It is well known that combined heating and power (CHP) generation permits the energy of the fuel to be more efficiently than electric and thermal separate generation. The paper deals with natural gas CHP system with a 70kWe gas-powered internal combustion engine (ICE), which has been set up at the Tsinghua University energy-saving building, in Beijing, China. The system is composed of an ICE, a flue gas heat exchanger and other heat exchangers. The conventional system’s characteristics is that the gas engine generates power on-site, and the exhaust of the gas engine is recovered by a high temperature flue gas-water heat exchanger, and the jacket water heat is recovered by a water-water heat exchanger to supply heat for district heating system. In order to improve the system’s performance, an innovative system with absorption heat pump is adopted. The exhaust of the gas engine drives an absorption heat pump to recover the flue gas sensible heat and further recover the latent heat, so the outlet temperature of the exhaust could be lowered to 50°C. In this paper, the electrical and thermal performance of the innovative system were tested and compared with conventional cogeneration systems. The test and comparison results show that the innovative CHP system could increase the heat utilization efficiency 10% in winter. All the results provide important insight into CHP performance characteristics and could be valuable references for CHP system’s improvements.

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