Techno-economic feasibility assessment of a diesel exhaust heat recovery system to preheat mine intake air in remote cold climate regions

Underground mines in Arctic and Subarctic regions require the preheating of mine intake air during winter.The cold fresh air of those remote areas can be as severe as
40℃ and commonly needs to be heated to around+3℃.This extensive amount of heating is usually provided by employing large-size air heaters,fueled by diesel,propane,natural gas,or heavy oil,leading to high energy costs and large carbon footprints.At the same time,the thermal energy content of a diesel generator sets(gen-sets)exhaust is known to be one-third of the total heating value of its combusted fuel.Exhaust heat recovery from diesel gen-sets is a growing technology that seeks to mitigate the energy costs by capturing and redirecting this commonly rejected exhaust heat to other applications such as space heating or pre-heating of the mine intake air.The present study investigated the possibility of employing a simple system based on off-theshelf heat exchanger technology,which can recover the waste heat from the exhaust of the power generation units(diesel gen-sets)in an off-grid,cold,remote mine in Canada for heating of the mine intake air.Data from a real mine was used for the analysis along with environmental data of three different location-scenarios with distinct climates.After developing a thermodynamic model,the heat savings were calculated,and an economic feasibility evaluation was performed.The proposed system was found highly viable with annual savings of up to C$6.7 million and capable enough to provide an average of around 75%of the heating demand for mine intake air,leading to a payback period of about eleven months or less for all scenarios.Deployment of seasonal thermal energy storage has also been recommended to mitigate the mismatch between supply and demand,mainly in summertime,possibly allowing the system to eliminate fuel costs for intake air heating.

Waste Heat Recovery from a Drier Receiver of an A/C Unit Using Thermoelectric Generators

Thermoelectric generators(TEGs)are considered promising devices for waste heat recovery from various systems.The Seebeck effect can be utilized to generate power using the residual heat emitted by the filter dryer receiver(FDR)of an air conditioning(A/C)system,which would otherwise go to waste.The study aims to build a set of thermoelectric generators(TEG)to collect the waste heat of the FDR and generate low-power electricity.A novel electrical circuit with two transformers is designed and fabricated to produce a more stable voltage for operation and charging.The thermoelectric generator(TEGs)was installed on the FDR of the A/C unit.The test showed that climate conditions have a significant impact on the output power generated from the system.The results showed that the peak voltage recorded in the current study is 5.2 V per day(wet,cold,and wind weather)with an output power of 0.2 W.These values are acceptable for powering the load and charging a single battery with 3.5 V as the voltage increases battery 0.1 V/20 min charge.A case study of operating the emergency signs in a building was considered.The current heat recovery system is deemed to be easily installed and can be connected to a network of TEGs to produce more power.

The Efficiency Analysis of the Exhaust Air Heat Pump System

This paper is based on long term parameter measurements of the exhaust air heat pumps (EAHP) system in a new built apartment building. The building was equipped with an exhaust air ventilation system and exhaust air heat pump for ventilation heat recover. The results of the measurements show that the COP of the EAHP is mainly related to the temperature graph of the heating system and the supply temperature of domestic hot water (DWH). During the measurement period some other impact factors, such as the quality of maintenance, the nighttime temperature graph of the heating system, the reduction of the exhaust air flows in case of low temperatures, mistakes in designing and low building quality, have also played a role. An analysis of energy consumption shows that in winter conditions the COP is about 3.0 and in the transition period about 3.3. The energy recovery value of the EAHP is 0.5.

Heat transfer performance of fresh-air handing device using earth energy

In order to reduce the fresh-air handing energy consumption,a fresh-air handing device using earth energy was presented. The major part is a double pipe soil-air heat exchanger. Its performance was tested in summer and winter. The results show that while the volume of the treated fresh-air is 125 m3/h,in summer,at the outlet of the device,the air temperature is 21.5-24.0 ℃,the air humidity ratio is about 17 g/kg,the greatest temperature drop is about 9 ℃ ,and the largest dehydration quantity is about 6 g/kg. In winter,at the outlet of the device,the air temperature is 15-17 ℃,the air humidity ratio is about 11 g/kg,the largest temperature rise is about 11 ℃,and the largest humidification quantity is about 6 g/kg. Therefore,the application of this new fresh-air handing device can take full advantage of the natural energy,thus effectively reduce the traditional energy consumption for fresh-air handing.

Research on the Phase Change Solar Energy Fresh Air Thermal Storage System

In this article, a new kind of solar fresh air system is designed in order to realize the improvement of thermal efficiency by the integrated application of the PCMs and heat pipe technology. Under the adequate sunshine condition, the fresh air is directly delivered into the indoor environment after being heated by the solar collector. When the sun radiation is reduced, the heated air temperature can not satisfy the need of supply of air temperature.The main heat source is changed to phase change heat storage equipment instead of solar energy. The system adopt heat pipe for a high-efficiency and isothermal heat transfer which recover the shortcomings of PCMs such as： low coefficient of thermal conductivity and poor thermal efficiency. This article establishes the physical model of phase change solar energy fresh air thermal storage system and creates the mathematical model of its unsteady heat transfer to simulate and analyse the operation process by using Fluent software. The results of the study show that, compared to normal fresh air system, the phase change solar energy fresh air thermal storage system has a significant improvement in energy saving and indoor comfort level and will play an important role in the energy sustainable development.

Solid Desiccant Heat Pump Fresh Air Unit using Composite Silica Gel

The introduction of fresh air into the indoor space leads to a significant increase in cooling or heating loads.Solid desiccant heat pump fresh air unit which can handle the latent and sensible load of fresh air efficiently have been proposed recently.To improve the performance of the solid desiccant heat pump fresh air unit in the fresh air handling process,in this paper,the application of composite silica gel in a heat pump fresh air unit was investigated.The comparison between silica gel coating(SGC)and composite silica gel coating(CSGC)shows that the adsorption rate and water uptake capacity of CSGC are more than two times higher than those of SGC.An experimental setup for the solid desiccant heat pump fresh air unit was established.The performance of SGC and CSGC was tested in the setup successively.Results show that under summer conditions,compared with the solid desiccant heat pump fresh air unit using silica gel(SGFU),the average moisture removal and COP of the one using composite silica gel(CSGFU)increased by 15%and 30%,respectively.Under winter conditions,compared with SGFU,the average humidification and COP of CSGFU increased by 42%and 17%.With optimal operation conditions of 3 min switchover time and 40 r/s compressor frequency,the COP of CSGFU under summer conditions can reach 7.6.Results also show that the CSGFU and SGFU have higher COP and dehumidification rate under higher outdoor temperature and humidity ratio.

Electrochromism-induced adaptive fresh air pre-handling system for building energy saving

Building fresh air supply needs to meet certain regulations and fit people’s ever-growing indoor air quality de-mand.However,fresh air handling requires huge energy consumption that goes against the goal of net-zero energy buildings.Thus,in this work,an adaptive fresh air pre-handling system is designed to reduce the cool-ing and heating loads of HVAC system.The sky-facing surface of the system uses electrochromic mechanism to manipulate the optical properties and thus make full use of solar energy(solar heating)and deep space cold source(radiative cooling)by switching between heating and cooling modes.In the cooling mode,the sky-facing surface shows a transmittance of down to zero,while the reflectance is high at 0.89 on average.In the heating mode,the electrochromic glass is highly transparent,allowing the sunlight to reach the solar heat absorber.To obtain the energy-saving potential under different climates,six cities were selected from various climate regions in China.Results show that the adaptive fresh air pre-handling system can be effective in up to 55.4%time of a year.The maximum energy-saving ratios for medium office,warehouse,and single-family house can reach up to 11.52%,26.62%,and 18.29%,respectively.In addition,the system shows multi-climate adaptability and broad application scenarios,making it a potential solution to building energy saving.

Closed-loop bulk air conditioning: A renewable energy-based system for deep mines in arctic regions

With depletion of shallow deposits,the number of underground mines expected to reach more than 3 km depth during their lifetime is growing.Although surface cooling plants are mostly effective in mine airconditioning,usually secondary cooling units are needed below 2 kmdepth.This need emerges due to the elevated thermal impacts caused by auto-compression of mine air as well as heat emissions from strata and mine machinery.As a result,in cold climates,like Canada,ultra-deep mines need their secondary underground cooling plants running year-round while the intake air must be heated to protect the sensitive machinery and liners from freezing during the winter season.To cool mine air,horizontal bulk-airconditioners with direct spray cooling systems are commonly used due to their high performance.Conventionally,sprayed water in bulk-air-coolers are mechanically circulated and refrigerated in coupled refrigeration plants.This set up can be transformed to a natural cooling/heating process by resurfacing the warm underground bulk-air-cooler spray water for mine air heating on the surface and re-sinking the chilled water for cooling in the underground bulk air coolers.This could significantly cut-down the fossil-fuel consumption in burners for mine air pre-conditioning and refrigeration cost when applicable.This paper presents an anonymous real-life example to study the feasibility of the proposed idea for an ultra-deep Canadian mine.

水蒸气载热式锅炉烟气余热回收系统的节能量测量方法

烟气余热回收可有效降低锅炉的排烟热损失,减少燃料耗量和温室气体排放。近年来,作为一种高效的全热热回收方式,水蒸气载热式锅炉烟气余热回收系统已在实际工程中得到一定的应用,但由于其流程及能量转化关系较为复杂,人们对该系统节能量如何判定存在争议。本文在分析烟气余热回收系统及其各环节的能量平衡与转化关系基础上,提出了采用温度传感器、热计量表等常规仪表间接测量整个余热回收系统及其锅炉助燃风预热节能量的方法,并以山东临邑恒利热电厂为例给出了采用水蒸气载热式锅炉烟气余热回收前、后的测量结果。数据分析表明,对于蒸发量为176.90 t/h的锅炉,整个烟气余热回收系统的总节能量为10.86 MW,占锅炉产热量的8.46%,其中通过锅炉的进风预热加湿使锅炉加热助燃风节能1.73 MW,占余热总回收量的16%。该测量方法为水蒸气载热式锅炉烟气余热回收系统规模化应用提供了节能量在线实时监测的技术支撑。

考虑空气源热泵负荷聚合参与的需求响应

基于“电网-聚合商-负荷”三级架构,提出空气源热泵负荷聚合参与需求响应的控制策略。供暖运营商作为热泵负荷的聚合商,在保证用户热舒适度的基础上,利用建筑本身的蓄能能力,结合分时电价最小化供热成本,并对负荷可调节潜力进行评估。当电网调度部门下发调控指令后,考虑用户舒适度和电网调节需求,基于多目标遗传算法分配各负荷调节量,在满足调控目标的同时可改善调控带来的聚合功率振荡、反弹负荷大等问题。最后,仿真验证所提策略的有效性。

太阳能驱动闭式转轮除湿空调系统性能研究

为解决传统开式转轮除湿空调系统再生排风能量浪费的问题,本文提出了可高效回收再生排风空气显热和潜热的太阳能驱动闭式转轮除湿空调系统,利用TRNSYS软件对系统进行建模,模拟研究了冷水流量比和新风比对系统性能的影响和系统动态性能,并对模拟的准确性进行实验验证。结果表明:模拟结果与实验结果的相对误差最大为±9.8%。太阳能驱动闭式转轮除湿空调系统的最优冷水流量比为1∶5∶4。系统在广州地区整个制冷季(6月1日—9月30日)平均电力COP_(e)为2.4,平均热力COP_(th)为2.1,累计取水量为25.66 t,热回收量为9.70 MW。相比于太阳能驱动开式转轮除湿空调系统,太阳能驱动闭式转轮除湿空调系统平均COP_(e)和COP_(th)分别提高42.1%和69.2%,CO_(2)排放量减少29.3%。

某调度通信楼空调系统节能减碳改造设计实践

重点介绍了某调度通信楼空调系统的节能减碳改造设计,通过综合运用余热回收、可再生能源、固体蓄热、高效制冷机房等多项技术,构建了安全可靠、绿色低碳、高效节能的空调系统。采用HDY-SMAD空调负荷计算及分析软件模拟了建筑物全年的空调能耗,并对优化前后空调系统的运行能耗和碳排放进行了测算。结果显示,优化方案空调系统全年节约电量100万kW·h,全年碳减排573 t,节能减碳效果显著。

前置暖风器电站锅炉烟气余热回收系统多参数设计与变工况运行策略

针对前置暖风器烟气余热回收系统,建立了多参数设计优化与变工况特性计算模型,开展了系统的多参数优化,并提出了运行参数控制策略。结果表明:多参数优化后系统在设计工况下的节煤率为3.67 g/(kW·h);多参数优化后的系统在变工况下虽能保持较高的节煤率,但系统的安全性受到环境温度和负荷的严重制约;采用所提出的控制策略可使系统在100%额定负荷下,安全运行的环境温度下限从24℃扩展至-3℃,显著提高了系统优化的综合效果。

纺织空调绿色生产技术途径

探讨纺织空调实现绿色生产的途径和方法。针对纺织空调运行能耗高、耗水量大的问题,以创建绿色工厂为目标,从提高设备能效、优化空调热湿处理方法、加强运行调试与能源管理等方面提出具体要求和措施,并提出了细纱车间热分流、热回收、送回风系统低能耗运行的方法。认为:做好纺织空调节能降耗工作有助于实现纺织车间绿色生产。

杭州国家版本馆恒温恒湿空调系统设计

介绍了恒温恒湿库房空调系统的设计,提出了可在库房建成初期、运行稳定期、战时等灵活切换的3种运行模式,分析了其各自的处理过程与节能性;给出了平、战时空调系统选择方案,提出了平时回收空气源热泵机组和冷水机组的冷凝热作为再热热源,战时利用新风预冷实现温湿度独立控制的方法;利用CFD模拟对室内气流组织进行了优化设计;提出了采用含湿量控制代替定露点法进行湿度控制和风机变频等控制策略。通过调试与运行,证明了各项设计措施在项目中应用的有效性。

余热回收型空气源热泵烘干系统设计与能效实验

采用电能空气源热泵替代传统的木柴燃烧进行经济农作物烘干具有节能环保、降本增效等优点。针对空气源热泵烘干过程中热量随高温空气流失而降低了能源利用率的问题,设计了一款余热回收再利用的空气源热泵烘干系统,首先通过调节新风阀与回风阀开度使热风在烘干机内持续循环;然后通过热回收器与热泵将排出的高温空气余热回收,可显著提升热能的利用效率。为量化空气源热泵的电热转换与烘干加热过程能源利用率,研究了两级能效指标。一级能效指标可衡量电热转换与回收的利用效率;二级指标可直接衡量电能对产量的产出效率。研制了余热回收型空气源热泵烘干样机系统,并设计了一套远程监控系统,可在云端和手持终端实时在线监控作业过程和状态,控制烘干作业的工艺流程,并计算两级能效指标。食用菌烘干实验结果表明:该余热回收型空气源热泵烘干系统样机的一级能效指标为84.69%、二级指标为4.37 kg/(kW·h),具有能效利用率高、安全可靠等优点。

热泵型冷热源及热回收系统在精密空调节能改造中的应用

针对某科研院所精密空调机房内排风余热利用率偏低现状,根据某楼宇空调机房内新风机组实际应用状况,设计并安装热泵型冷热源及热回收系统。统计安装热泵型冷热源及热回收系统前后的用电量,经全年运行结果表明安装热泵型冷热源及热回收系统后节电率为41.2%,节约电费约225598.85元,节能效果十分显著。

多级余热回收空气能热泵系统效能的实验研究

针对热风干燥用空气能热泵系统废热回收不充分,造成热泵系统换热效率低下、低温环境工作适应性差等问题,基于空气源热风系统自由热回收和自由热分配的技术方法,设计开发了多级余热回收空气能热泵系统。实验测试结果表明:余热回收可以有效提升热风干燥用空气能热泵系统的热效率,最高可达无回热运行模式下热泵能效比COP的1.51倍;环境温度对余热回收模式的选择有决定性影响;当环境温度一定时,制热温度上升则热泵系统COP下降,但是不同余热回收模式提升热泵系统效能的优劣性不随制热温度变化;当实验工况及余热回收模式一定时,热泵系统COP与新风量存在极值关系。

吸收式溴化锂机组回收蒸汽凝液余热制冷技术改造分析

介绍了余热回收溴化锂制冷机组的工作原理,针对鑫润公司60万t/a草酸技改乙二醇装置存在的1.0 MPa(G)蒸汽冷凝液大量直排、所含余热未进行利用的问题,进行了技术改造,即在乙二醇冷冻站新增吸收式溴化锂制冷机组系统,利用凝液余热制取冷冻水。改造后,热能浪费问题得到了有效解决,每年可节约电能2740.53万kW·h,相当于节约标准煤3368.11 t、减少CO_(2)排放量15629.24 t。

通信基站热交换节能分析与智能控制策略研究

随着5G技术的快速进展,电信运营商正面临日益严峻的能源消耗问题。为了有效应对这一挑战,利用自然冷源降低空调能耗的技术受到了广泛关注。自然通风系统减少了对传统空调的依赖,展现了显著的节能效果。然而,这种方法也存在一定的挑战。例如可能导致粉尘积累和维护难度增加,进而影响设备的正常运行。为克服这些挑战,本文提出采用热交换系统进行机房冷却。这一方案不仅高效利用外部低温空气,还减少了粉尘和其它环境污染的影响。本文通过构建热交换模型,深入分析了热交换系统的可行性,并进一步探讨相关的控制策略,为后续热交换系统的应用提供一定的指引。