An Innovative Technology Development for Building Humidification and Energy Efficiency

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexin Wang ◽  
Ainan Bao ◽  
William Liss
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Furnace Efficiency ◽  
Mineralized Water ◽  
External Water

Currently, the most widely used residential humidification technologies are forced air furnace mounted bypass wetted media, spray mist, and steam humidifiers. They all use city water as a water source and require furnace heat or electricity to evaporate the water. Mineral deposition, white dust, and microbial growth problems are associated with these humidifiers. For commercial building humidification, de-mineralized water is typically used for humidification equipment like steam heat exchangers, fogging system, electric, and ultrasonic humidifiers. Therefore, in addition to the energy consumption for the water evaporation, energy is also needed to produce the high quality de-mineralized water. An innovative technology called Transport Membrane Humidifier (TMH), has been developed by the authors to humidify home air without external water and energy consumption, while simultaneously recovering waste heat from the home furnace flue gas to enhance the furnace efficiency. The TMH technology is based on our previous extensive study on nanoporous membrane water vapor separation from combustion flue gas, and a design for residential home humidification application was first developed. It has been proved by both laboratory prototype testing for long term performance, and by two occupied single family home demonstrations for two heating seasons. The technology can provide whole house humidification without any external water consumption, and at the same time boost the furnace efficiency. Compared with conventional furnace mounted humidifiers, the TMH does not need additional furnace fuel for the water evaporation, no white dust in the home, no microbial growth since there is no standing water involved. Therefore, it is an innovative technology that can provide energy saving, water saving and healthy building humidification.

An Innovative Technology Development for Building Humidification and Energy Efficiency

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexin Wang ◽  
Ainan Bao ◽  
William Liss
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Furnace Efficiency ◽  
Demineralized Water ◽  
External Water

Currently, the most widely used residential humidification technologies are forced air furnace mounted bypass wetted media, spray mist, and steam humidifiers. They all use city water as a water source and require furnace heat or electricity to evaporate the water. Mineral deposition, white dust, and microbial growth problems are associated with these humidifiers. For commercial building humidification, demineralized water is typically used for humidification equipment like steam heat exchangers, fogging system, electric, and ultrasonic humidifiers. Therefore, in addition to the energy consumption for water evaporation, energy is also needed to produce the high quality demineralized water. An innovative technology called transport membrane humidifier (TMH) has been developed by the authors to humidify home air without external water and energy consumption, while simultaneously recovering waste heat from the home furnace flue gas to enhance furnace efficiency. The TMH technology is based on our previous extensive study on nanoporous membrane water vapor separation from combustion flue gas, and a design for residential home humidification application was first developed. It has been proved by both laboratory prototype testing for long term performance and by two occupied single family home demonstrations for two heating seasons. The technology can provide whole house humidification without any external water consumption, and at the same time, boost the furnace efficiency. Compared with conventional furnace mounted humidifiers, the TMH does not need additional furnace fuel for the water evaporation, does not introduce white dust to a home, and poses no microbial growth concerns since there is no standing water involved. This innovative technology can provide several benefits simultaneously, which include energy saving, water saving, and healthy building humidification.

scholarly journals Integrating sludge drying in biomass fueled CHP plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinshan Wang ◽  
Chaudhary Awais Salman ◽  
Bin Wang ◽  
Hailong Li ◽  
Eva Thorin
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Feeding Rate ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Thermal Conversion ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Sludge Drying ◽  
Dried Sludge ◽  
Downstream Processes

Abstract Handling sludge through thermal conversion is environmentally friendly, which, however, requires sludge drying. This work proposed to use the waste heat of flue gas (FG) to dry sludge. The integration of sludge drying in biomass fueled combined heat and power (CHP) plants can clearly affect the performance of downstream processes in FG cleaning, such as flue gas quench (FGQ) and flue gas condenser, and further affect the energy efficiency of CHP. In order to understand the influence, a mathematical model and an Aspen PLUS model were developed to simulate the drying process and the CHP, respectively. Based on simulations, it is found that the increase of feeding rate of sludge and the moisture content of sludge after drying can decrease the water evaporation in FGQ. An increase in the feeding rate of sludge in combination with a drop of moisture content of sludge after drying can decrease the heat recovery from FG. When using dried sludge to replace biomass, the amount of saving could be influenced by the moisture content after drying and the flow rate of sludge. Simulation results show that drying sludge to a moisture content of 40% leads to the maximum biomass saving.

scholarly journals Waste heat recovery at the glass industry with the intervention of batch and cullet preheating

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1245-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Dolianitis ◽  
Dionysios Giannakopoulos ◽  
Christina-Stavrula Hatzilau ◽  
Sotirios Karellas ◽  
Emmanuil Kakaras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Glass Furnace ◽  
Specific Energy ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Specific Energy Consumption ◽  
Container Glass ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
The Impact

A promising option to reduce the specific energy consumption and CO2 emissions at a conventional natural gas fired container glass furnace deals with the advanced utilization of the exhaust gases downstream the air regenerators by means of batch and cullet preheating. A 3-dimensional computational model that simulates this process using mass and heat transfer equations inside a preheater has been developed. A case study for an efficient small-sized container glass furnace is presented dealing with the investigation of the impact of different operating and design configurations on specific energy consumption, CO2 emissions, flue gas energy recovery, batch temperature and preheater efficiency. In specific, the effect of various parameters is studied, including the preheater?s dimensions, flue gas temperature, batch moisture content, glass pull, combustion air excess and cullet fraction. Expected energy savings margin is estimated to 12-15%.

scholarly journals An Experimental Investigation of Water Vapor Condensation from Biofuel Flue Gas in a Model of Condenser, (1) Base Case: Local Heat Transfer without Water Injection

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 844
Author(s):  
Robertas Poškas ◽  
Arūnas Sirvydas ◽  
Vladislavas Kulkovas ◽  
Povilas Poškas
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Water Vapor ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Vapor Condensation ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Water Vapor Condensation ◽  
Condensing Heat Exchanger

Waste heat recovery from flue gas based on water vapor condensation is an important issue as the waste heat recovery significantly increases the efficiency of the thermal power units. General principles for designing of this type of heat exchangers are known rather well; however, investigations of the local characteristics necessary for the optimization of those heat exchangers are very limited. Investigations of water vapor condensation from biofuel flue gas in the model of a vertical condensing heat exchanger were performed without and with water injection into a calorimetric tube. During the base-case investigations, no water was injected into the calorimetric tube. The results showed that the humidity and the temperature of inlet flue gas have a significant effect on the local and average heat transfer. For some regimes, the initial part of the condensing heat exchanger was not effective in terms of heat transfer because there the flue gas was cooled by convection until its temperature reached the dew point temperature. The results also showed that, at higher Reynolds numbers, there was an increase in the length of the convection prevailing region. After that region, a sudden increase was observed in heat transfer due to water vapor condensation.

A novel lignite pre-drying system integrated with flue gas waste heat recovery at lignite-fired power plants

2019 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 200-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yan ◽  
Chunyuan Ma ◽  
Qiuwan Shen ◽  
Zhanlong Song ◽  
Jingcai Chang
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Drying System

Energy Consumption Analysis of Ship Energy System

2014 ◽  
Vol 962-965 ◽  
pp. 1836-1839
Author(s):  
Yong Ren ◽  
Zhen Ying Mu ◽  
Hong Tao Zheng ◽  
Shi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Recovery Rate ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Loss Ratio ◽  
Energy Consumption Analysis ◽  
Performance Indexes ◽  
Analysis Models

Energy consumption analysis models of ship energy system were established. The performance indexes, such as energy loss ratio, waste heat recovery rate and waste heat recovery perfect degree were defined. A 70000 - ton crude oil carrier was taken as an example for energy consumption analysis. The results show that the waste heat recovery rate of exhaust smoke was 15.69%, and the waste heat recovery perfect degree was 52.76%.

Pseudo Dry Gas Technology: Pathway to Decarbonisation of Energy Consumption for Remote Offshore Gas Fields

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Nguyet Ngo ◽  
Lee Thomas ◽  
Kavitha Raghavendra ◽  
Terry Wood
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Flow Loop ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Power Requirement ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Gas Fields ◽  
Technology Pathway

Abstract Transporting large volumes of gas over long distances from further and deeper waters remains a significant challenge in making remote offshore gas field developments technologically and economically viable. The conventional development options include subsea compression, floating topside with topside compression and pipeline tie-back to shore, or floating liquefied natural gas vessels. However, these options are CAPEX and OPEX intensive and require high energy consumption. Demand for a lower emission solution is increasingly seen as the growing trend of global energy transition. Pseudo Dry Gas (PDG) technology is being developed by Intecsea, Worley Group and The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (Aberdeen) and tested in collaboration with Cranfield University. This is applied to develop stranded or remote gas reserves by removing fluids at the earliest point of accumulation at multiple locations, resulting in near dry gas performance. This technology aims to solve liquid management issues and subsequently allows for energy efficient transportation of the subsea gas enabling dramatic reductions in emissions. The PDG prototype tested using the Flow Loop facilities at Cranfield University has demonstrated the concept’s feasibility. Due to a greater amount of gas recovered with a much lower power requirement, the CO2 emissions per ton of gas produced via the PDG concept is by an order of magnitude lower than conventional methods. This study showed a reduction of 65% to 80% against standard and alternative near future development options. The paper considers innovative technology and a value proposition for the Pseudo Dry Gas concept based on a benchmarked study of a remote offshore gas field. The basin was located in 2000m of water depth, with a 200km long subsea tie-back. To date the longest tieback studied was 350km. It focused on energy consumption and carbon emission aspects. The conclusion is that decarbonisation of energy consumption is technically possible and can be deployed subsea to help meet this future challenge and push the envelope of subsea gas tie-backs.

scholarly journals Modified High Back-Pressure Heating System Integrated with Raw Coal Pre-Drying in Combined Heat and Power Unit

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Chen ◽  
Zhen Qi ◽  
Qiao Chen ◽  
Yunyun Wu ◽  
Gang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Combined Heat And Power ◽  
Back Pressure ◽  
Coal Consumption ◽  
Heating Capacity ◽  
Boiler Efficiency ◽  
Saving Effect

A conceptual high-back pressure (HBP) heating system cooperating raw coal pre-drying for combined heat and power (CHP) was proposed to improve the performance of the HBP-CHP unit. In the new design, besides of heating the supply-water of the heating network, a portion of the exhaust steam from the turbine is employed to desiccate the raw coal prior to the coal pulverizer, which further recovers the waste heat of the exhaust steam and contributes to raising the overall efficiency of the unit. Thermodynamic and economic analyzes were conducted based on a typical 300 MW coal-fired HBP-CHP unit with the application of the modified configuration. The results showed that the power generation thermal efficiency promotion of the unit reaches 1.7% (absolute value) owing to suggested retrofitting, and meanwhile, the power generation standard coal consumption rate is diminished by 5.8 g/kWh. Due to the raw coal pre-drying, the energy loss of the exhaust flue gas of the boiler is reduced by 19.1% and the boiler efficiency increases from 92.7% to 95.4%. The impacts of the water content of the dried coal and the unit heating capacity on the energy-saving effect of the new concept were also examined.

Experimental study on synergistic capture of fine particles and waste heat from flue gas using membrane condenser

Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 119392
Author(s):  
Zhaohao Li ◽  
Dabin Mi ◽  
Heng Zhang ◽  
Haiping Chen ◽  
Zhenghao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Waste Heat
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