{"title":"The commissioning of an integrated heat pump-assisted geothermal brine purification system","authors":"J. Siqueiros , C.L. Heard , F.A. Holland","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90045-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90045-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In a previous work, a packaged commercial heat pump was coupled to a geothermal brine purification system. Subsequently, a new compact heat pump-assisted purification system was farbricated which involved the elimination of two heat exchangersi and a reduction in the amount of tubing; this resulted in higher efficiencies due to lower temperature differences in the heat exchangers. The quality of the distilled water obtained from the geothermal brine was similar to commercially available distilled water with respect to chlorides and silica. A coefficient of performance (<em>COP</em>) of 4.5 was achieved with a brine boiling temperature of 63°C. Higher <em>COP</em>s could be achieved with a higher compressor efficiency. The process shows considerable promise for future development.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Pages 655-664"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90045-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79757050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solar-assisted liquid metal MHD power generation: A state of the art study","authors":"S.C. Kaushik, S.S. Verma, A. Chandra","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90047-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90047-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The research and development of LMMHD energy conversion (EC) systems which started in the 1960s has already come a long way and is heading towards commercialization. Design and development of such systems has to deal with a number of questions relating to single- and two-phase flows of molten metals, including different patterns of two-phase flow, interphase, phenomena, heat transfer, performance of LMMHD components and compatibility of liquid metals with other fluids and with confinement materials. Liquid metal MHD (LMMHD) power conversion systems proposed many years ago are gaining increasing attention in their various proposed modes, consisting of single-phase or two-phase fluid flow for a wide range of heat sources, e.g. solar energy, waste heat, nuclear energy, etc.</p><p>Liquid metal MHD (LMMHD) power systems have been recently proposed for direct electrical energy conversion of low grade thermal sources of energy, like solar energy. Solar-powered LMMHD power generation systems are very attractive regarding efficiency and cost per unit of installed power. Theoretical and experimental investigations carried out in the various aspects of these systems are presented. A state of the art review of activities in the solar-powered LMMHD power systems field which have taken place so far is described here.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Pages 675-689"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90047-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89675180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of combustion chamber insulation effects on the performance and exhaust emissions of a DI diesel engine using a multi-zone model","authors":"C.D. Rakopoulos, G.N. Taklis, E.I. Tzanos","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90048-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90048-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A comprehensive two-dimensional multi-zone model of a diesel engine cycle is presented in this study, in order to examine the influence of insulating the combustion chamber on the performance and exhaust pollutants emissions of a naturally-aspirated, direct injection (DI), four-stroke, water-cooled diesel engine. The heat insulation is taken into account by the corresponding rise of wall temperature, since this is the final result of insulation useful for the study. It is found that there is no remarkable improvement of engine efficiency, since the decrease of volumetric efficiency has a greater influence on it than the decrease of heat loss to the coolant, which is converted mainly to exhaust gas enthalpy (significant rise of the exhaust gas temperature). As far as the concentration of exhaust pollutant emissions is concerned, it is found that the rising heat insulation leads to a significant increase of the exhaust nitric oxide (NO) and to a moderate increase of the exhaust soot concentration. Plots of temperature, equivalence ratio, NO and soot distributions at various instants of time inside the combustion chamber, emanating from the application of the multi-zone model, aid the correct interpretation of the insulation effects gaining insight into the underlying mechanisms involved.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Pages 691-706"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90048-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74637845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characteristics of two-phase closed thermosiphons for medium temperature heat recovery applications","authors":"Ioan Sauciuc, Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, Peter Johnson","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90043-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90043-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Application of two-phase closed thermosiphons to heat recovery systems has led the authors to investigate the performance of thermosiphons at medium temperatures. Two-phase closed thermosiphons working under various conditions have been tested and their thermal performance has been measured for mean evaporator wall temperatures between 100°C and 250°C. A description of the design and construction of the test facility is included. Aspects of safety of container materials have been investigated for water as the working fluid. It was found that copper-nickel alloys and carbon-manganese stainless steel are suitable container materials for the range of temperatures considered. The critical heat flux and dry-out limit were observed in experiments with a 13.2 mm diameter thermosiphon. Boiling heat transfer phenomena and overall thermal conductance have been experimentally investigated. It was found that an increase in thermosiphon diameter changes the boiling mechanism from saturated film boiling to nucleate boiling. The test results show a good agreement with published correlation criteria. Further experiments are needed to determine the optimum pipe diameter for the applications under consideration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Pages 631-640"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90043-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85479443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"1st International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology of Intesive Processing","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90049-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90049-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Page 707"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90049-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134670753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A.G. Davidson, R.J. Jachuck, M.T. Tham, C. Ramshaw
{"title":"On the dynamics and control of a polymer film compact heat exchanger","authors":"A.G. Davidson, R.J. Jachuck, M.T. Tham, C. Ramshaw","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90041-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90041-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Process intensification has the potential to change the state of the chemical and process industries. The polymer film compact heat exchanger (PFCHE) is a new type of intensified heat exchanger. The potential market is seen as being large [1] but as yet the unit has not been adopted by industry. The advantageous heat transfer characteristics of such a unit have been shown in previous work [2]. This work investigates the dynamic behaviour of the PFCHE and the process control problems that may arise.</p><p>The PFCHE available at Newcastle University has been used to generate dynamic temperature data. The data have been employed to formulate and validate time series type models. These models were then used in simulated process control studies. The dynamic behaviour of the unit appeared to be linear and response times were quick. It was found that the responses of the model to disturbances in inlet temperatures could be controlled well using a digital form of PI control. There were, however, doubts as to the ability of the model to completely replicate the system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Pages 609-617"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90041-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81182143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Second law optimization of a latent heat storage system with PCMS having different melting points","authors":"Takayuki Watanabe, Atsushi Kanzawa","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90044-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90044-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The exergy efficiency, as well as the charging and discharging rates, in a latent heat storage system can be improved by use of the PCMs having different melting points. The melting point distribution of the PCMs has substantial effects on the exergy efficiency. The optimum melting point distribution of the PCMs has been estimated from numerical simulations and also from simple equations. The fast charging or discharging rate leads to high exergy efficiency.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 7","pages":"Pages 641-653"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90044-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84053596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regenerative adsorption heat pumps: Optimization of the design","authors":"G.H.W. van Benthem, G. Cacciola, G. Restuccia","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90063-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90063-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The optimization of the design of a zeolite-water adsorption heat pump is presented, using a recently published model. Attention has been focused on the optimization of the energy fluxes between the machine components and the user. A modification of the system is proposed to achieve a constant heat flux from the external heat exchanger. The influence of several parameters, including the global bed heat transfer coefficient, on the performance of the system was analyzed.</p><p>It was shown that by optimizing the design of the heat pump system, good improvements in performance can be achieved. A constant power of 18.6 kW released during 70% of the cycle time with a COP of 1.4 can be obtained with a two reactor regenerative system using 152 kg of zeolite in total. On the way to more efficient and economic regenerative systems, future research attention should be focused on improving the heat transfer inside the machine.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 6","pages":"Pages 531-544"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90063-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75799033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermodynamic cycle, correlations and nomograph for NH3NaSCN absorption refrigeration systems","authors":"E.D. Rogdakis, K.A. Antonopoulos","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90069-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90069-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The detailed thermodynamic cycle of the NH<sub>3</sub>NaSCN absorption refrigeration unit is presented, based on the thermodynamic properties of the working media. Correlations are developed, which express the coefficient of performance and the cooling capacity in terms of the required evaporation temperature, <em>T</em><sub>ev</sub>, and the available ambient temperature, <em>T</em><sub>amb</sub>. A nomograph is also presented, which shows in a compact form the behaviour of the NH<sub>3</sub>NaSCN system and allows direct estimation of its main characteristics. It is concluded that if (<em>T</em><sub>amb</sub> − <em>T</em><sub>ev</sub>) varies from 0 to 40°C, the theoretical coefficient of performance decreases linearly from 95 to 77%. For the same range of (<em>T</em><sub>amb</sub> − <em>T</em><sub>ev</sub>) the theoretical cooling capacity varies from 1150 to 1300 kJ/kg NH<sub>3</sub> if <em>T</em><sub>ev</sub> varies from 0 to −15°C. Under the conditions examined, for <em>T</em><sub>amb</sub> − <em>T</em><sub>ev</sub> > 23°C, the coefficient of performance of the NH<sub>3</sub>NaSCN system becomes higher than that of the NH<sub>3</sub>LiNO<sub>3</sub> system. The observed increase reached 4% at <em>T</em><sub>amb</sub> − <em>T</em><sub>ev</sub> = 40°C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 6","pages":"Pages 591-599"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90069-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90241903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulation of the dynamic behaviour of a hydronic floor heating system","authors":"S.Y. Ho, R.E. Hayes, R.K. Wood","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90061-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90061-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The development of a two-dimensional numerical model for a hydronic heating panel is described. The model couples the heating panel to an enclosure, which in turn is losing heat to the surroundings, and is capable of predicting both steady state temperature profiles and transient responses. Both the finite difference method and the finite element method were used to solve the numerical model. Of the two, the finite difference method gave slightly higher temperature values and required more execution time. Model predictions are compared with the experimental data from a bungalow style house equipped with hydronic heating. Steady state results from the simulation compared well with the experimental results, while the model predicted a faster response time for the room air temperature than was observed experimentally. Incorporation of an extra term in the dynamic model to account for heat retention in the walls of the structure resulted in good agreement between the experimental and simulated responses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 6","pages":"Pages 505-519"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90061-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75021385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}