Assessment of Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants for Waste Heat Recovery in Data Center with On-Chip Two-Phase Cooling Loop

Data centers(DCs)are highly energy-intensive facilities,where about 30%–50%of the power consumed is attributable to the cooling of information technology equipment.This makes liquid cooling,especially in twophase mode,as an alternative to air cooling for the microprocessors in servers of interest.The need to meet the increased power density of server racks in high-performance DCs,along with the push towards lower global warming potential(GWP)refrigerants due to environmental concerns,has motivated research on the selection of two-phase heat transfer fluids for cooling servers while simultaneously recovering waste heat.With this regard,a heat pump-assisted absorption chiller(HPAAC)system for recovering waste heat in DCs with an on-chip twophase cooling loop driven by the compressor is proposed in the present paper and the low GWP hydrofluoroolefin refrigerants,including R1224yd(Z),R1233zd(E),R1234yf,R1234ze(E),R1234ze(Z),R1243zf and R1336mzz(Z),are evaluated and compared against R245fa as server coolant.For theHPAAC system,beginning with the development of energy and economic models,the performance is analyzed through both a parametric study and optimization using the coefficient of performance(COP),energy saving ratio(ESR),payback period(PBP)and net present value(NPV)as thermo-economic indicators.Using a standard vapor compression cooling system as a benchmark,the results indicate that with the evaporation temperature between 50℃and 70℃and the subcooling degree ranging from5℃to 15°C,R1233zd(E)with moderate compressor suction pressure and pressure ratio is the best refrigerant for the HPAAC systemwhile R1234yf performs the worst.More importantly,R1233zd(E)is also superior to R245fa based on thermo-economic performance,especially under work conditions with relatively lower evaporation temperature as well as subcooling degree.Under the given working conditions,the overall COP,ESR,NPV,and PBP of R1233zd(E)HPAAC with optimum subcooling degree range from4.99 to 11.27,25.53 to 64.59,1.13 to 4.10×10^(7) CNY and 5.77 to 2.22 years,respectively.Besides,the thermo-economic performance of R1233zd(E)HPAAC under optimum working conditions in terms of subcooling degree varying with the evaporation temperature is also investigated.

Exploring heating performance of gas engine heat pump with heat recovery

In order to evaluate the heating performance of gas engine heat pump（GEHP） for air-conditioning and hot water supply, a test facility was developed and experiments were performed over a wide range of engine speed（1400-2600 r/min）, ambient air temperature（2.4-17.8 ℃） and condenser water inlet temperature（30-50℃）. The results show that as engine speed increases from 1400 r/min to 2600 r/min, the total heating capacity and energy consumption increase by about 30% and 89%, respectively; while the heat pump coefficient of performance（COP） and system primary energy ratio（PER） decrease by 44% and 31%, respectively. With the increase of ambient air temperature from 2.4 ℃ to 17.8 ℃, the heat pump COP and system PER increase by 32% and 19%, respectively. Moreover, the heat pump COP and system PER decrease by 27% and 15%, respectively, when the condenser water inlet temperature changes from 30 ℃ to 50 ℃. So, it is obvious that the effect of engine speed on the performance is more significant than the effects of ambient air temperature and condenser water inlet temperature.

Optimizing Low-Temperature Heat Recovery in a Refinery Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Based on Pinch Analysis

In this paper, the research was focused on optimizing low-temperature heat recovery to adopt multi-effect distil- lation （MED） in desalination by pinch technology. And further analysis indicated that phase changes occurred during the heat recovery process. In such case, the feed stream was divided into two streams： the liquid feed stream and the gaseous feed stream. Through calculation, the optimal ATmin was established at 26℃, and the total cost of heat exchange process was only $1.098× 106. By using the Problem Table Algorithm for pinch analysis, the temperature of the hot and the cold steams was 119℃ and 93 ℃, respectively. At a temperature higher than 119 ℃, all heat of the hot stream could not be cooled by the condenser, and the minimum heat load of utility （QH.min） was 440457.64 kW; and at a temperature below 93 ℃, all heat of the cold stream could not be provided by the heater, and the minimum cold load of utility （QC.min） was 1965993.85 kW. Finally, the synthesis of heat exchanger network was established through integrating two heat exchanger networks.

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.

Application of the waste heat recovery system and energy-saving in the strip continuous annealing furnace

The common problem of cold strip continuous annealing furnaces is high exhaust gas temperature and great energy consumption. Taking the cold-strip continuous annealing furnaces of Baosteel No. 4 cold mill plant as an example, several waste heat recovery systems in the annealing furnaces are compared and their advantages and disadvantages are analyzed through different energy-saving technologies.

Feasibility Demonstrations of Liquid Turbine Power Generator Driven by Low Temperature Heats

Lower temperature waste heats less than 373 K have strong potentials to supply additional energies because of their enormous quantities and ubiquity. Accordingly, reinforcement of power generations harvesting low temperature heats is one of the urgent tasks for the current generation in order to accomplish energy sustainability in the coming decades. In this study, a liquid turbine power generator driven by lower temperature heats below 373 K was proposed in the aim of expanding selectable options for harvesting low temperature waste heats less than 373 K. The proposing system was so simply that it was mainly composed of a liquid turbine, a liquid container with a biphasic medium of water and an underlying water-insoluble low-boiling-point medium in a liquid phase, a heating section for vaporization of the liquid and a cooling section for entropy discharge outside the system. Assumed power generating steps via the proposing liquid turbine power generator were as follows: step 1: the underlying low-boiling-point medium in a liquid phase was vaporized, step 2: the surfacing vapor bubbles of low-boiling-point medium accompanied the biphasic medium in their wakes, step 3: such high momentum flux by step 2 rotated the liquid turbine (i.e. power generation), step 4: the surfacing low-boiling-point medium vapor was gradually condensed into droplets, step 5: the low-boiling-point medium droplets were submerged to the underlying medium in a liquid phase. Experiments with a prototype liquid turbine power generator proved power generations in accordance with the assumed steps at a little higher than ordinary temperature. Increasing output voltage could be obtained with an increase in the cooling temperature among tested ranging from 294 to 296 K in contrast to normal thermal engines. Further improvements of the direct current voltage from the proposing liquid turbine power generator can be expected by means of far more vigorous multiphase flow induced by adding solid powders and theoretical optimizations of heat and mass transfers.

Transforming Waste Heat into“Renewable Heat”

Introduction:The current worldwide electric power&heat&cool production has a negative impact on the environment by emissions and enormous leaks of low-potential waste heat.Transformation of unused industrial low power heat into“renewable heat”useful to enhance the efficiency of the system is essential and actual innovation in the field of worldwide environmental protection.By introducing and defining the terminology of low-potential,“renewable”,“green heat”has created a new,parallel category of research in the energy sector.Traditional co-generation systems produce heat for space heating and hot water and generate electricity.Moving to tri-generation allows growing demand for air conditioning for homes,offices and commercial spaces such as server rooms and switchboards to be met simultaneously or on a seasonal basis.Tri-generation,or combined cooling,heat and power,is the process by which some of the heat produced by a co-generation plant is used to generate chilled water for air conditioning or refrigeration.Usually an absorption chiller is linked to the plant to provide this functionality.The technical solution is related to the new efficient manner and system of simultaneous generation of heat/cold from multiple heat sources,which has not yet been known,but in practice required.New system also enables advantageous utilization of solar power in supporting of the cooling output.The innovative system can be operated also within the existing central heating distribution systems.

EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS FOR LOW-ENERGY HOUSES

Buildings account for a large amount of land use, energy and water consumption, and atmospheric pollution. For example, in the United States, they use 40% of the total national energy consumption (56% by residential dwellings), produce 38% of the total carbon dioxide emissions, and account for 12.2% of the total quantity of water consumed (2006). In this context, buildings with considerably reduced energy consumption are a key strategy to achieving energy savings and climate protection targets in both the residential and commercial/institutional sectors [1]. This article reviews a number of heating and cooling systems-existing and/or under development- available for residential buildings and briefly outlines some research projects and initiatives, as well as technical achievements in Canada and other developed countries over the last few years.

Heat and mass transfer through spiral tubes in absorber of absorption heat pump system for waste heat recovery

Heat and mass transfer of a LiBr/water absorption heat pump system(AHP)was experimentally studied during working a heating-up mode.The examination was performed for a single spiral tube,which was simulated for heat transfer tubes in an absorber.The inside and outside of the tube were subjected to a film flow of the absorption liquid and exposed to the atmosphere,respectively.The maximum temperature of the absorption liquid was observed not at the entrance but in the region a little downward from the entrance in the tube.The steam absorption convective heat transfer coefficient between the liquid film flowing down and the inside wall of the temperature and the film temperature at the maximum temperature location and the bottom.The film heat and mass transfer coefficients rose with increasing Reynolds number of the liquid film stream.The coefficients showed opposite trend to the empirical correlation reported for laminar film flow on a straight smooth tube in a refrigeration mode in the past work.The fact can be caused due to a turbulent promotion effect of the liquid in a spiral tube.

Optimization Potentials for the Waste Heat Recovery of a Gas-Steam Combined Cycle Power Plant Based on Absorption Heat Pump

A new waste heat recovery system is presented to recover exhausted steam waste heat from the steam turbine by absorption heat pump(AHP) in a gas-steam combined cycle(GSCC) power plant. The system can decrease energy consumption and further improve the energy utilization. The performance evaluation criteria are calculated, and exergy analysis for key components are implemented in terms of the energy and exergy analysis theory. Besides, the change of these criteria is also revealed before and after modification. The net power output approximately increases by 21738 kW, and equivalent coal consumption decreases by 5.58 g/kWh. A 1.81% and 1.92% increase in the thermal and exergy efficiency is respectively obtained in the new integrated system as the heating load is 401095 kJ at 100% condition. Meanwhile, the appropriate extraction parameters for heating have been also analyzed in the two systems. The proposed scheme can not only save energy consumption but also reduce emission and gain great economic benefit, which is proven to be a huge potential for practical application.

Performance analysis of air-water dual source heat pump water heater with heat recovery

A new air-water dual source heat pump water heater with heat recovery is proposed.The heat pump system can heat water by using a single air source,a single water source,or air-water dual sources.The water is first pre-heated by waste hot water,then heated by the heat pump.Waste heat is recovered by first preheating the cold water and as water source of the heat pump.According to the correlated formulas of the coefficient of performance of air-source heat pump and water-source heat pump,and the gain coefficient of heat recovery-preheater,the formulas for the coefficient of performance of heat pump in six operating modes are obtained by using the dimensionless correspondence analysis method.The system characteristics of heat absorption and release associated with the heat recovery-preheater are analyzed at different working conditions.The developed approaches can provide reference for the optimization of the operating modes and parameters.The results of analysis and experiments show that the coefficient of performance of the device can reach 4-5.5 in winter,twice as much as air source heat pump water heater.The utilization of waste heat in the proposed system is higher than that in the system which only uses waste water to preheating or as heat source.Thus,the effect of energy saving of the new system is obvious.On the other hand,the dimensionless correspondence analysis method is introduced to performance analysis of the heat pump,which also has theoretical significance and practical value.

Heat Recovery for Adsorption Refrigeration System via Pinch Technology

An adsorption refrigeration system can be driven by low grade heat and uses natural refrigerant with the advantage of reducing the greenhouse gases emission.However,one of the weaknesses is its low efficiency and more importantly its high cost.The recovery of internal waste heat becomes therefore very important in order to improve the coefficient of performance(COP).Analysis based on pinch technology can be helpful to optimal heat recovery operation.In this paper,temperature-heat diagrams and problem tables for adsorption refrigeration systems are proposed and analyzed using Pinch Technology.The results show that pinch point is located between beds and the main waste heat needs to be recovered between beds.Dynamic characteristic(time factor)of adsorption refrigeration system is the main resistance for heat recovery.The effect of pinch point temperature difference on the system COP is not distinct.Furthermore,when the driving temperature is 90°C,the COP of adsorption refrigeration via optimization of pinch analysis is 0.73 which is fairly comparable to Li Br-water absorption refrigeration system.Pinch Technology can be adopted in different types of adsorption refrigeration systems(two-bed,four-bed,mass recovery,et al.).

大滑移温度CO_(2)非共沸工质余热回收热泵热水系统实验研究

通过热泵技术将生产/生活中的低品位余热提质增效具有广泛的应用潜力。其中,非共沸工质能够实现热泵循环换热过程中的温度匹配,实现余热资源的深度利用。基于水源热泵热水实验台对基于大滑移温度的CO_(2)/R1234yf、CO_(2)/R290、CO_(2)/R600a和CO_(2)/R32非共沸工质进行实验分析,并以R290工质作为对照,研究蒸发器与冷凝器同时满足大温差情况下的热泵性能表现。结果表明:非共沸工质充注量主要影响循环过冷度,进而影响系统COP,当CO_(2)/R1234yf的质量分数为15%/85%时,循环存在最优充注量,在实验工况(热源进水温度25℃,出水温度5℃;热汇进水温度15℃,出水温度45℃)下最优充注量对应的COP为7.66。同时,在实验工况下,相较于R290单工质,CO_(2)/R290工质对最优COP提升了75.2%,对应q v(单位容积制热量)提升了107.7%;CO_(2)/R1234yf工质对最优COP提升了27.7%,对应q v提升了92.0%;CO_(2)/R32工质对最优COP提升了15.0%;而CO_(2)/R600a工质对最优COP仅提升1.7%,应用潜力较低。

改良热泵密集烤房烘烤工艺及其效果分析

为进一步利用热泵密集烤房优势,解决热泵密集烤房与现有工艺不匹配、初烤烟叶化学成分提升不明显等问题,对传统三段式烘烤工艺进行改良,对初烤烟叶的主要化学成分、石油醚提取物、多酚类物质、香气代谢产物及评吸质量进行分析。结果表明:与传统三段式烘烤工艺相比,可变频密集烤房采用改良三段式烘烤工艺后效果较好,其初烤烟叶化学成分赋值提高8.9%,淀粉含量下降20.0%,中性致香物质含量提高0.7%,多酚类物质含量提高49.4%,评吸得分提高6.2%。说明改良三段式烘烤工艺可促进烟叶香气代谢产物的积累和化学质量、评吸质量的提高。综合分析,改良后的三段式烘烤工艺能够有效提升热泵密集烤房初烤烟叶质量,有较好的实用价值。

课程思政视域下空调用热泵技术及应用课程教学改革探索

高校承载着人才培养的重任,是大学生思想政治教育的重要阵地。推进课程思政建设是将价值观教育与知识传授和能力培养融合,帮助大学生塑造正确的世界观、人生观和价值观,是落实立德树人根本任务的重要举措。如何在知识传授中实现价值引领,避免课程思政教育与专业教育“两张皮”的问题,是目前课程思政教育中的关键问题之一。基于建筑环境与能源应用工程专业的空调用热泵技术及应用课程特点以及新时代背景下的人才要求,对课程内容蕴含的思政元素进行了初步探索,并对教学模式等进行了讨论,推进课程思政建设融合,打造高质量思政课堂。

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。

相变储热技术在空气源热泵供暖中的应用研究现状

空气源热泵技术因具有节能、环保、高效等优点,在我国建筑供暖领域得到了广泛应用。文章分析了空气源热泵系统在供暖过程中存在的问题,介绍了利用相变储热技术优化空气源热泵运行性能的基本方式及原理。通过分析相变材料自身热物性以及相变储热单元在系统中的应用,从材料及系统两方面简述了相变储热技术在空气源热泵供暖中的研究现状及进展。最后,得出结论并针对相变储热技术在空气源热泵供暖中的应用难点,对未来发展进行了展望。

新能源汽车空调热泵技术应用探讨

新能源汽车与国家节能减排的指导战略一致,在能源日益紧张的今天,即可解决民众出行对交通工具的需求,同时可减少车辆运行中对资源的消耗,也不会出现严重的环境污染问题,所以在未来有较大的发展潜力。制冷与制热是汽车空调的主要功能,传统燃油车的制冷制热技术已可非常成熟地利用燃油资源。然而,以往燃油车因技术的限制,虽然可进行制冷与制热的操作,但是存在较大的问题,比如能源利用率低,与我国能源战略的初衷相悖。新能源汽车具有无污染、零排放等优点,新能源汽车空调热泵技术的运用,可显著提高新能源汽车的综合性能,所以该技术在新能源汽车领域备受关注。本文对新能源热泵空调系统的工作模式及热泵空调技术应用状况进行探讨分析,梳理空调热泵的应用内容,探讨其在未来面临的发展机遇及面临的挑战。

利用数据中心余热供热的系统设计与分析

数据中心余热供热是提高数据中心能源利用效率和实现冬季清洁供暖的重要途径。本文提出了一种适用于数据中心的长距离供热系统,在热源和热汇处设置多级热泵以增大供热管网供回水温差,并使用储热装置保障数据中心和供热系统的安全性,提高数据中心余热利用率。以张家口某数据中心为例进行了分析,该系统初投资为50.21元/m^(2),运行费用为26.37元/GJ,投资回收期约为5.31 a,具有较好的经济性和节能减排效果。

制热工况下跨临界CO_(2)热泵最优排气压力的影响因素研究

最优排气压力是影响跨临界CO_(2)热泵性能最重要的因素。为研究最优排气压力存在原因及其影响参数,并揭示各参数对最优排气压力的影响机理,基于传热夹点理论对最优排气压力进行了理论分析。利用AMESim软件搭建了考虑气体冷却器内部传热夹点的跨临界CO_(2)热泵模型进行仿真计算,在进水温度为10~40℃、出水温度为60~90℃、环境温度为-30~25℃的宽工况内定量研究了进水温度、出水温度、环境温度及回热率对热泵系统最优排气压力的影响。研究结果表明:进水温度越低、出水温度越低、环境温度越低,均会导致传热夹点向气体冷却器出口移动,从而使系统的最优排气压力减小;同时,采用回热方式也能够将传热夹点进一步向气体冷却器出口推移,从而减小最优排气压力。研究结果证实传热夹点的位置对于系统最优排气压力的取值具有重要影响,因此基于传热夹点的分析与设计方法具有更强的适用性,可为热泵供暖、车辆热管理等用途中CO_(2)热泵系统的设计和性能优化提供理论与工程基础。