Energy Efficient Air Conditioning System Using Geothermal Cooling-Solar Heating in Gujarat, India

It is well known that one unit of electrical energy saved is equal to more than two units produced. One way of economizing the power is utilization of energy efficient systems at all locations. In the present study, the air conditioning system is analysed and an innovative way is suggested. We use natural low temperature of shallow sub surface (1 - 3 m) of the earth—geothermal cooling system. It is known that majority of the households and the apartment complexes in India have two tanks for water storage. One is the underground water sump and the other is the overhead water tank. In our study, we use these two water storage systems for space cooling during summer and also for heating during winter. The main aim of our paper is air-conditioning of the space in an economic way to save electricity. It is based on a simple idea of transferring the low temperature from underground water sump to the room in the house using water as a mode of transport. Since India is a tropical country located at low latitude, most of the year, the air temperature is high and demands space cooling. However, for a couple of months during severe winter months (Dec.-Jan.) at Ahmedabad, heating of the space is required. For heating the space, we suggest to use the well-known solar water heater. Effective use of heat exchanger is shown through computation, modelling schemes and lab experiment. We recommend geothermal cooling for 10 months in a year and solar hot water system during 2 months of winter. It is observed that the ambient air temperature of 35°C - 40°C in the room can be brought down to 26°C without much consumption of electricity. In a similar manner, the room temperature at night (13°C) during winter in Ahmedabad can be increased to 27°C through circulation of water from solar water heater in the heat exchanger.

Integrated Behavior of Carbon and Copper Alloy Heat Sink Under Different Heat Loads and Cooling Conditions

An actively water-cooled limiter has been designed for the long pulse operation of an HT-7 device, by adopting an integrated structure-doped graphite and a copper alloy heat sink with a super carbon sheet serving as a compliant layer between them. The behaviors of the integrated structure were evaluated in an electron beam facility under different heat loads and cooling conditions. The surface temperature and bulk temperature distribution were carefully measured by optical pyrometers and thermocouples under a steady state heat flux of 1 to 5 MW/m^2 and a water flow rate of 3 m^3/h, 4.5 m^3/h and 6 m^3/h, respectively. It was found that the surface temperature increased rapidly with the heat flux rising, but decreased only slightly with the water flow rate rising. The surface temperature reached approximately 1200℃ at 5 MW/m^2 of heat flux and 6 m^3/h of water flow. The primary experimental results indicate that the integrated design meets the requirements for the heat expelling capacity of the HT-7 device. A set of numerical simulations was also completed, whose outcome was in good accord with the experimental results.

Analysis of the Thermal Performance on Cooling and Dehumidifying Process in Air Washer

On the bads of theory and experiment, this paper studies and analyses the factors such as water - air ratio, air velocity, spraying water pressure and initial water temperature, which affect the heat and mass transfer in air washer , thus can help us to reduce the power consumption and Improve the efficiency of heat and mass transfer.

A concept of capillary active,dynamic insulation integrated with heating,cooling and ventilation,air conditioning system

When a historic façade needs to be preserved or when the seismic considerations favor use of a concrete wall system and fire considerations limit exterior thermal insulation,one needs to use interior thermal insulation systems.Interior thermal insulation systems are less effective than the exterior systems and will not reduce the effect of thermal bridges.Yet they may be successfully used and,in many instances,are recommended as a complement to the exterior insulation.This paper presents one of these cases.It is focused on the most successful applications of capillary active,dynamic interior thermal insulation.This happens when such insulation is integrated with heating,cooling and ventilation,air conditioning(HVAC)system.Starting with a pioneering work of the Technical University in Dresden in development of capillary active interior insulations,we propose a next generation,namely,a bio-fiber thermal insulation.When completing the review,this paper proposes a concept of a joint research project to be undertaken by partners from the US(where improvement of indoor climate in exposed coastal areas is needed),China(indoor climate in non-air conditioned concrete buildings is an issue),and Germany(where the bio-fiber technology has been developed).

Thermal Management of Vehicle Cabins,External Surfaces,and Onboard Electronics:An Overview

Reducing heat accumulation within vehicles and ensuring appropriate vehicular temperature levels can lead to enhanced vehicle fuel economy,range,reliability,longevity,passenger comfort,and safety.Advancements in vehicle thermal management remain key as new technologies,consumer demand,societal concerns,and government regulations emerge and evolve.This study summarizes several recent advances in vehicle thermal management technology and modeling,with a focus on three key areas:the cabin,electronics,and exterior components of vehicles.Cabin-related topics covered include methods for reducing thermal loads and improving heating,ventilation,and air-conditioning(HVAC)systems;and advancements in window glazing/tinting and vehicle surface treatments.For the thermal management of electronics,including batteries and insulated-gate bipolar transistors(IGBTs),active and passive cooling methods that employ heat pipes,heat sinks,jet impingement,forced convection,and phase-change materials are discussed.Finally,efforts to model and enhance the heat transfer of exterior vehicular components are reviewed while considering drag/friction forces and environmental effects.Despite advances in the field of vehicle thermal management,challenges still exist;this article provides a broad summary of the major issues,with recommendations for further study.

The Generation of Typical Meteorological Year and Climatic Database of Turkey for the Energy Analysis of Buildings

For sustainable development, a reduction in energy demand is essential. This could be achieved through improving energy efficiency, effective energy conservation and management. The weather conditions of a given region are the most important consideration for the proper design of space AC （Air Conditioning） systems. In this study, the typical meteorological year and climatic database of Turkey for the energy analysis of buildings were generated by SQL （Structured Query Language） database programmimg language. The Finkelstein-Schafer statistical method was applied to analyze the hourly measured weather data of a 23-year period （1989-2012） and select representative TMMs （Typical Meteorological Months）. The selection criteria were based on 13 meteorological parameters. These parameters are the daily mean, maximum and minimum values and ranges of temperature, dew-point and wind velocity and the daily values of global solar radiation. According to results of TMY （Typical Meteorological Year）, climatic database of Turkey including daily or hourly climate variables was created in SQL data tables.

Optimal Scheduling of Air Conditioners for Energy Efficiency

Energy saving is one of the most important research hotspots, by which operational expenditure and CO2 emission can be reduced. Optimal cooling capacity scheduling in addition to temperature control can improve energy efficiency. The main contribution of this work is modeling the telecommunication building for the fabric cooling load to schedule the operation of air conditioners. The time series data of the fabric cooling load of the building envelope is taken by simulation by using Energy Plus, Building Control Virtual Test Bed （BCVTB）, and Matlab. This pre-computed data and other internal thermal loads are used for scheduling in air conditioners. Energy savings obtained for the whole year are about 4% to 6% by simulation and the field study, respectively.

Characteristic studies of heat sources and performance analysis of free-cooling assisted air conditioning and ventilation systems for working faces of mineral mines

High temperature heat hazard at mineral mine becomes more and more serious as the increase of mining depth.Heat sources at working faces of mineral mines are complex and are of different characteristics,presenting new challenges for air conditioning systems.In this paper,heat sources at four types of working faces are summarized and their characteristics are investigated.Based on this,simplified equations,which are linear with length of working faces,are proposed to calculate heat dissipation rates.So that the main heat sources of different working faces can be found,and cooling load of air conditioning systems can be calculated.Then,considering main heat sources of coal mines,a typical working face is designed to investigate performances of different ventilation systems and air conditioning systems.Simulation results show that segmented ventilation systems(SC)and heat shield assisted centralized ventilation systems(CCHS)can realize much better temperature distributions at working faces.However,cooling load can be greatly reduced for CCHS,when untreated air is supplied to the coal seam side.Based on this,free cooling assisted air conditioning systems are designed,and annual average energy efficiency ratio(EERann)of the systems are investigated and compared between direct evaporate cooling and indirect evaporate cooling(IEC).For SC,as compared with scenarios without free-cooling,IEC can increase EERann by 15%-23%and 22%-32%under Benxi and Datong ambient conditions,respectively.Besides,to ensure high EERann,CCHS is preferred and it is essential to increase thermal insulation of air ducts.

住宅厨房空调冷负荷及其影响因素研究

住宅厨房空间因存在高温燃烧热源和烹饪空气污染源,是热舒适和空气品质问题相对集中的区域。随着生活水平的提高,人们对厨房热湿环境的舒适性要求越来越高,新的厨房空调产品也逐渐出现,而现有的负荷研究无法为厨房空调的设计提供有效依据。为了探索住宅厨房空调冷负荷及其影响因素,以某典型住宅厨房为例,研究了厨房冷负荷的大小分布、来源构成、影响变量以及地域差异。结果表明,厨房空调冷负荷集中分布在800~1600W/m^(2),潜热负荷占比高达75%,室外补风在显热负荷和潜热负荷中平均占比30%和71%。地域差异导致峰值负荷大小和出现小时数不同,这对空调选型有重要影响。现有的厨房空调需要匹配合理的运行策略和补风形式才能满足厨房冷量需求。

中央空调负荷精细化调控双层优化技术研究

针对当前中央空调系统粗放式调节不能准确释放调控潜力的问题,深入分析中央空调各子系统工作原理与调控方式,提出基于双层优化的中央空调负荷精细化调控技术方案。首先,面向实际工程实践需求建立建筑湿热标度模型;然后,建立以舒适度和经济性优化目标函数为主的上层调控模型,采用Shapley值法对温湿设定值的进行分配;接着,建立以各子系统优化组合能耗最低为优化目标函数的下层调控模型,采用蚁群算法对优化目标函数进行求解;之后,通过求解双层模型,制定包括末端风机、冷冻水泵以及冷水机组等组件的精细化调控策略;最后,通过多个算例验证所提中央空调负荷精细化调控技术方案的正确性与有效性。

地铁车站弱电设备间设备发热量确定方法

介绍了一种地铁车站弱电设备间设备发热量确定新方法,该方法利用弱电设备发热量实测数据与模型预测数据相互验证,可以有效提高弱电设备发热量确定结果的准确性。研究了室内气温、地铁是否运营、设备额定功率和车站类型等因素对设备发热量的影响。研究结果表明:基于间接测量和预测模型的地铁车站弱电设备间设备发热量确定方法可以提高和保障设备发热量计算结果的准确性;室内气温会显著影响设备外表面和围护结构内表面温度及围护结构内表面热流密度,但对设备外表面热流密度的影响较小;地铁是否运营对弱电设备间设备发热量有较大影响,地铁运营期间设备发热量大于非运营期间;设备额定功率对弱电设备间设备发热量峰值有较大影响,车站类型和建筑面积对设备发热量峰值的影响很小。

数据中心间接蒸发冷却复合空调系统的节能运行分析

结合上海地区的气候条件,采用TRNSYS软件,通过设定数据中心机房条件模拟出全年所需冷负荷随时间的变化规律,确定设备选型,并基于间接蒸发冷却复合空调系统主要设备的数学模型搭建了仿真平台。通过对空调系统运行模式的切换,模拟得到3种运行模式下的送风状态图及运行特性。结果表明,冬季应采用能耗更低的干模式,过渡季采用湿模式,夏季采用混合模式。对比常规机械制冷系统,复合空调系统的全年耗电量为352.6万kW·h,节能率高达34.8%。

采煤工作面空冷器位置及风流参数优化研究

针对济宁二号煤矿10303采煤工作面高温热害问题,采用数值分析方法,建立了工作面物理模型,分析了风筒长度、风筒的出风口距离及温度等多因素对降温系统的影响,确定了不同工况(生产和停产)的温度控制参数;通过自动启闭控温设施控制空冷器出风温度,实现了不同作业下采煤工作面所需的制冷量,解决了工作面高温热害问题。结果表明:100 m风筒长度、50m风筒出风距离的降温效果最好;当工作面正常开采作业时,出风温度设置应小于16.5℃,工作面的平均温度将降低3.7℃;当停采作业时,出风温度设置应小于20.5℃,此时工作面的平均温度将降低3.5℃;2种工况下的参数均能达到采煤工作面的温度控制目标。

贵阳某数据中心多种空调形式的应用分析

以贵阳某数据中心为研究载体,通过对工程概况、气候条件、资源条件、空调原理和技术方案的分析,对比探究了各空调方案的机柜出架数量、节能性和经济指标。结果表明:磁悬浮蒸发相变冷却空调方案建设投资高,但能够大幅度提高机柜出架数量和项目收益;该空调系统全年耗电量较少,但水资源消耗大。间接蒸发冷却空调方案的节能性最优,但是机柜出架数量最少,单位功耗造价高,利润率低。水冷式冷水空调方案节能性差,机柜出架数量较少,但建设投资低。

内嵌运行优化的降温负荷需求响应设备投资方法

随电力市场改革的进一步推进,分时电价等政策的出台为需求响应技术的应用发展提供了有利的市场环境。以蓄冷空调系统为代表的降温负荷需求响应设备可有效缓解电力供需平衡的难题。降温负荷的需求响应能力及潜在效益与其需求响应设备的投资规划及运行方法紧密相关。现有基于蓄冷技术的需求响应设备投资规划方法多考虑单一的设备类型,基于固定或简化的系统运行策略与设备运行特性进行运行模拟,难以实现不同类型设备组合与用户冷负荷需求特性的最优匹配,导致系统需求响应能力的优化空间受限,无法充分发挥其经济性价值。因此,本文研究考虑运行策略优化的降温负荷需求响应设备统一投资规划建模方法。首先,提出电力市场环境下计及多类制冷与蓄冷设备运行策略优化的需求响应模型,实现降温负荷对价格信号的灵活响应,充分节约用电成本。然后,构建内嵌统一运行策略优化模型的需求响应设备投资规划模型。该模型以用户投资运行总成本最小化为优化目标,统筹考虑电价政策、冷负荷需求特性、相关设备的投资成本与工作特性,通过基于大M法的线性建模方法,最终建立一个混合整数线性规划模型,可采用商业求解器实现高效求解。算例分析表明所提方法可充分适应当前电力市场环境,有效提升用户的投资效益,优化用电负荷曲线,发挥需求响应技术的应用价值。

Investigation on the Influence of Refrigerant Charge Amount on the Cooling Performance of Air Conditioning Heat Pump System for Electric Vehicles

The application of air conditioning heat pump(ACHP) in electric vehicles could lead to significant electrical power saving effect. As for an air conditioning heat pump system for electric vehicles, the influence of refrigerant charge amount should be investigated during the design phase. In this study, experimental method was employed to investigate the influence of the refrigerant charge amount on the performance of the ACHP system. The results showed that the refrigerant charge amount had different influence on the refrigerant properties at various locations within the system. The coefficient of performance and pressure-enthalpy diagram were calculated, and showed a close relationship with refrigerant charge amount under different compressor speeds. The degree of subcooling and the degree of superheating were recorded and the critical charge amount was determined by a typical practical test method. In addition, the critical refrigerant charge amount determined by the experimental method was also compared with two typical void fraction correlation models, and the model with consideration of two phase stream reaction of the refrigerant showed a good estimation accuracy on the critical charge amount.

武汉某国际商务区暖通空调冷热源工程设计

武汉某国际商务区江水源能源站项目被评为湖北省2019年建筑节能示范工程,本文对该项目的暖通空调冷热源工程设计进行了介绍,阐述了采用可再生能源——江水为冷、热源、利用热泵技术为商务区提供空调用冷、热水的方案,介绍了冬季供冷的四管制设计思路,同时对空调水系统进行了设计,阐述了采用二次泵+一次泵变流量设计的合理性等;设计内容可为大规模商务区集中供冷供热的暖通空调冷热源系统设计提供参考。

风冷热泵空调变工况冷却特性的研究

由于室内外温度、湿度和风速等参数随季节、时间段和天气条件发生变化,使得风冷热泵空调在不同工况下的耗能较大。为了实现建筑的环境效益和经济效益,研究风冷热泵空调变工况冷却特性。以国标系列压缩机参数数据库为基准,在变工况过程内对风冷热泵空调的系统工作简化处理,获取压缩机在制冷过程中的功率。按照建筑的应用特征,采用翅片管式的蒸发器分析换热量,根据制冷工质特质计算蒸发器换热量。选择分布参数法设定计算区间,简化制冷器的运行过程,构建平衡方程获取风冷冷凝器冷却流动特征,从而优化空调系统的运行策略,提高系统的能效比和降低能耗。仿真结果表明:进风量对风冷热泵空调的冷却性能有显著影响,进风量为350 m^(3)/h时制冷量为450~1200W,露点效率为0.52~0.89,进风量为550 m^(3)/h时出口干球温度满足舒适度需求(23~28℃),进风量为850 m^(3)/h时制冷量为520~1900W,露点效率为0.12~0.62。

某肿瘤医院质子治疗中心空调通风系统设计

质子治疗使用质子束,其射线粒子质量很大,能对肿瘤区域进行“立体定向爆破”,对病灶区进行精准定位治疗,将身体其他部位功能细胞损伤降到最低,治疗效果良好,我国已越来越重视质子治疗中心的建设。介绍了某肿瘤医院质子治疗中心空调、通风、工艺冷却水系统的设计要点,根据设备工艺需求,提出了冷热源选取需注意的事项及节能措施,为该类医疗建筑的设计提供了借鉴。

布雷顿循环冷端空冷换热器设计与变工况运行特性分析

作为布雷顿循环系统中的重要冷端部件,气体冷却器的性能对循环系统结构紧凑性和运行高效性有重要影响。分析了一种新型横流印刷电路板式换热器(printed circuit heat exchanger,PCHE)—板翅混合式气体冷却器的工作性能及影响因素,对该种换热器建立了一个数值计算模型,并编写MATLAB程序验证其可靠性;基于此,对该类冷却器进行了设计,其功率密度均在1 MW/m^(3)以上,属于紧凑型换热器;其次进行了变工况性能分析,给出了冷却器的压降和换热性能随循环工质和冷却空气进口状态的变化规律,并比较了布雷顿循环工质为超临界二氧化碳、氮气、空气时冷却器的换热特性和压降特性,结果表明,冷、热流体流量的改变对换热特性的影响最明显。研究结果对布雷顿循环空冷换热器的设计与运行具有参考意义。