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Heat recovery and transportation from thermal plants
Author(s) -
Heitor Antonio,
Rosa Rui
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440150805
Subject(s) - thermal , freon , heat pump , process (computing) , heat pipe , environmental science , thermal energy , nuclear engineering , waste management , heat transfer , thermodynamics , materials science , mechanics , process engineering , mechanical engineering , engineering , heat exchanger , computer science , physics , operating system
Abstract A process for heat recovery from a thermal plant and transportation over a large distance is presented and discussed. Heat is carried in the vapour phase of a working fluid at the ambient temperature without thermal losses. The performance of the process compares favourably, even for distances of about 100 km, with the local use of a heat pump at the site where the thermal energy is to be consumed. Water can be used as a suitable alternative to freons in such a process of heat transportation.