Exergetic performance assessment of a ground‐source heat pump drying system

In evaluating the efficiency of heat pump (HP) systems, the most commonly used measure is the energy (or first law) efficiency, which is modified to a coefficient of performance (COP) for HP systems. However, for indicating the possibilities for thermodynamic improvement, energy analysis is inadequate and exergy analysis is needed. This study presents an exergetic assessment of a ground‐source (or geothermal) HP (GSHP) drying system. This system was designed, constructed and tested in the Solar Energy Institute of Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. The exergy destructions in each of the components of the overall system are determined for average values of experimentally measured parameters. Exergy efficiencies of the system components are determined to assess their performances and to elucidate potentials for improvement. COP values for the GSHP unit and overall GSHP drying system are found to range between 1.63–2.88 and 1.45–2.65, respectively, while corresponding exergy efficiency values on a product/fuel basis are found to be 21.1 and 15.5% at a dead state temperature of 27°C, respectively. Specific moisture extraction rate (SMER) on the system basis is obtained to be 0.122 kg kW^?1 h^?1. For drying systems, the so‐called specific moisture exergetic rate (SMExR), which is defined as the ratio of the moisture removed in kg to the exergy input in kW h, is also proposed by the authors. The SMExR of the whole GSHP drying system is found to be 5.11 kg kW^?1 h^?1. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exergetic performance assessment of a pilot‐scale heat pump belt conveyor dryer

In this study, olive leaves were dried in a pilot‐scale heat pump (HP) belt conveyor dryer as a thin layer. Drying experiments were carried out at the drying air temperature range of 45–55°C with the drying air velocity range of 0.5–1.5 m s⁻¹. The performance of the system and the process was evaluated using exergy analysis method. The exergy loss and flow diagram (the so‐called Grassmann diagram) of the dryer system was presented to give quantitative information regarding the proportion of the exergy input that is dissipated in the various system components. Effects of the drying air temperature and the velocity on the performance of the drying process were discussed. The actual coefficient of performance values were obtained to be 2.37 for the HP unit and 2.31 for the overall system, respectively. The most important component of the system for improving the efficiency was determined to be the compressor. Exergetic efficiencies of the drying of olive leaves were in the range of 67.45–81.95%. It was obtained that they increased as the drying air temperature decreased and the drying air velocity increased. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exergetic performance evaluation of heat pump systems having various heat sources

In this study heat pump systems having different heat sources were investigated experimentally. Solar‐assisted heat pump (SAHP), ground source heat pump (GSHP) and air source heat pump (ASHP) systems for domestic heating were tested. Additionally, their combination systems, such as solar‐assisted‐ground source heat pump (SAGSHP), solar‐assisted‐air source heat pump (SAASHP) and ground–air source heat pump (GSASHP) were tested. All the heat pump systems were designed and constructed in a test room with 60 m² floor area in Firat University, Elazig (38.41°N, 39.14°E), Turkey. In evaluating the efficiency of heat pump systems, the most commonly used measure is the energy or the first law efficiency, which is modified to a coefficient of performance for heat pump systems. However, for indicating the possibilities for thermodynamic improvement, inadequate energy analysis and exergy analysis are needed. This study presents an exergetic evaluation of SAHP, GSHP and ASHP and their combination systems. The exergy losses in each of the components of the heat pump systems are determined for average values of experimentally measured parameters. Exergy efficiency in each of the components of the heat pump systems is also determined to assess their performances. The coefficient of performance (COP) of the SAHP, GSHP and ASHP were obtained as 2.95, 2.44 and 2.33, whereas the exergy losses of the refrigerant subsystems were found to be 1.342, 1.705 and 1.942 kW, respectively. The COP of SAGSHP, SAASHP and GSASHP as multiple source heat pump systems were also determined to be 3.36, 2.90 and 2.14, whereas the exergy losses of the refrigerant subsystems were approximately 2.13, 2.996 and 3.113 kW, respectively. In addition, multiple source heat pump systems were compared with single source heat pump systems on the basis of the COP. Exergetic performance coefficient (EPC) is introduced and is applied to the heat pump systems having various heat sources. The results imply that the functional forms of the EPC and first law efficiency are different. Results show that Ex_loss,total becomes a minimum value when EPC has a maximum value. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

地源热泵垂直埋管的传热模型及计算

建立了垂直埋管地源热泵地热换热器的传热模型,采用有限差分法建立了垂直U型埋管换热器瞬态传热模型的解析解;并且在不同的工况下进行实验测试,与模拟结果进行了对比,结果表明模拟与实验能较好地吻合,从而使模型的正确性得到了验证。可为地源热泵的设计和运行提供理论指导。     

一种基于排取热量平衡的地源热泵系统设计方法

地源热泵空调系统作为一种高效节能的空调系统,正得到日益广泛的应用.然而,由于建筑物的冷负荷及其运行时间往往大于供暖负荷及其运行时间,设计过程中往往取最不利情况下的负荷计算结果作为设计依据,排取热量的不平衡导致地温变化,最终影响空调运行性能.针对于此,提出了一种基于排取热量平衡的地源热泵系统设计方法.     

热泵干燥系统运行特性的有效能研究

热泵干燥能源消耗少，环境污染小，干燥品质高，适用范围广，是一种性能优良的种子干燥机械。从热力学第一、第二定律两方面分析了热泵干燥系统的节能优势所在，得出采用辅助冷凝器是闭式热泵干燥系统的理想方式；而且热泵干燥系统存在一个最佳的蒸发温度，可使系统除湿率和效率最大。     

地源热泵系统动态经济性分析

介绍地源热泵系统的基本原理,分析地源热泵技术的应用背景。利用费用现值法和年值法对地源热泵系统和空气源热泵系统的经济性进行计算,运用动态追加投资回收期公式得出地源热泵系统初投资的动态追加投资回收期。实例分析表明：地源热泵系统比传统空调系统运行费用低,具有明显的节能环保功效。     

地源热泵系统在苏州别墅建筑中的应用

对苏州地区别墅建筑中常用的中央空调系统形式及存在问题进行分析,针对3种空气源热泵的空调系统共同存在的本质问题,提出地源热泵系统解决方案,讨论地源热泵的形式、特点,分析在苏州地区别墅建筑中使用大地耦合式地源热泵的可行性,并在实际的工程实例中论证地源热泵系统在苏州及周边地区别墅建筑中的应用前景。     

用于污泥干燥的热泵试验研究

叙述了城市污泥干燥处理的必要性,对采用热泵形式进行干燥进行了理论分析,并对理论分析进行了实验验证。     

土壤源热泵地下垂直换热埋管周围非稳态温度场的数值模拟

针对土壤源热泵地下垂直U型换热埋管,建立了周围土壤的非稳态温度场的数学模型,并利用隐式有限差分法进行了数值模拟。通过对制冷和制热工况的模拟,得到土壤温度沿径向的变化规律、埋管出水温度的变化规律及埋管的热作用半径的变化规律。     

Efficiency of Vertical Geothermal Heat Exchangers in the Ground Source Heat Pump System

Taking the fluid temperature distribution along the borehole depth into account, a new quasi-three-dimensional model for vertical ground heat exchangers has been established, which provides a better understanding of the heat transfer processes in the geothermal heat exchangers. On this basis the efficiency of the borehole has been defined and its analytical expression derived. Comparison with the previous two-dimensional model shows that the quasi-three-dimensional model is more rational and more accurate to depict the practical feature of the conduction of geothermal heat exchanger, and the efficiency notion can be easily used to determine the inlet and outlet temperature of the circulating fluid inside the heat exchanger.     

Experimental study of vertical ground-source heat pump performance evaluation for cold climate in Turkey

Heat pump systems are recognized to be outstanding heating, cooling and water heating systems. They provide high levels of comfort as well as offering significant reductions in electrical energy use. In addition, they have very low levels of maintenance requirements and are environmentally attractive. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the experimentally performance and energy analysis of vertical ground-source heat pump (GSHP) for winter climatic condition of Erzurum, Turkey. For this aim, an experimental analysis was performed on GSHP system made up in the Energy Laboratory in the campus of Ataturk University. The experimental apparatus consisted of a ground heat exchanger, the depth of which was 53 m, a liquid-to-liquid vapor compression heat pump, water circulating pumps and other measurement and control equipments. Tests were performed under laboratory conditions for space heating, in which experimental results were obtained during January–May within the heating season of 2007. The experimentally obtained results were used to calculate the heat pump coefficient of performance (COP) and the system performance (COPs). The COP and COPs were found to be in the range of 2.43–3.55 and 2.07–3.04, respectively. This study also shows that the system proposed could be used for residential heating in the province of Erzurum which is one of the coldest climate region of Turkey.     

Performance assessment of contact heat pump drying

A comparative analysis is presented of a novel plate‐type isothermal heat pump dryer and a conventional adiabatic heat pump dryer. The energy performance and drying capacity of each dryer type is investigated subject to operational constraints on the maximum acceptable relative humidity and temperature of air passing over the product. The analysis demonstrates that for applicable products, a significant opportunity exists for improving the energy efficiency of heat pump drying, by a factor of 2–3 times compared with current adiabatic heat pump dryers. The moisture extraction rate is also increased in the contact heat pump dryer, by a similar factor. However, these improvements are shown to be sensitive both to the impact of product thickness on heat transfer and to the relative humidity constraint. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

武汉地区地源热泵夏季工况能效测评与效益分析

为探讨地源热泵系统的实际运行能效,通过对武汉市地源热泵系统的短期测试与长期监测,讨论了热泵及系统的实际性能系数、水泵效率、水系统输送系数等,得出了热回收系统实际平均综合能效系数为2.34,低于无热回收机组的性能系数3.77;水泵实际运行平均效率为43.9%,系统实际能效系数是额定能效系数的58.9%;实际累计负荷是计算累计负荷的1/3～2/3,实际投资回收期大于计算回收期。还得出了合理选择设备及附件、提高系统设备能效及附件质量、设置调整水泵输送能力的设施以及合理运行调节是提高地源系统实际能效的重要技术措施等结论。     

地源热泵地下岩土热物性的测定方法

提出了可用于现场测量计算地下岩土综合热物性参数的方法。垂直埋设在地下的换热器与周围岩土换热过程可以近似地看作半无限大介质中常热流边界条件下的非稳态导热过程来处理。这种方法克服了其他常用研究模型对钻孔中埋管的具体位置、上升管及下降管之间的距离、换热器材料和回填材料的物性参数的要求,相应地消除了上述各个参数所带来的误差。通过测量地埋换热器的循环水流量、进出水口温度,加热器的加热功率等数据确定地下岩土综合的热物性参数。     

Exergetic performance evaluation of a combined heat and power (CHP) system in Turkey

This study deals with the exergetic performance assessment of a combined heat and power (CHP) system installed in Eskisehir city of Turkey. Quantitative exergy balance for each component and the whole CHP system was considered, while exergy consumptions in the system were determined. The performance characteristics of this CHP system were evaluated using exergy analysis method. The exergetic efficiency of the CHP system was accounted for 38.16% with 49 880 kW as electrical products. The exergy consumption occurred in this system amounted to 80 833.67 kW. The ways of improving the exergy efficiency of this system were also analysed. As a result of these, a simple way of increasing the exergy efficiency of the available CHP system was suggested that the valves‐I–III and the MPSC could be replaced by a 3500 kW‐intermediate pressure steam turbine (IPST). If the IPST is installed to the CHP system (called the modified CHP (MCHP) system), the exergetic efficiency of the MCHP system is calculated to be 40.75% with 53 269.53 kW as electrical products. The exergy consumption is found to be 77 444.14 kW in the MCHP system. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of a new drying chamber for heat pump mint leaves dryer

Drying is an energy intensive and time consuming process, so reducing amount of demanded energy and drying time are important issues for drying technology. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the drying characteristics of mint leaves in a new cylindrical form of drying chamber at low drying air temperature and by emphasizing on energy analysis. The dryer consists of air source heat pump system, air to air heat recovery unit and proportional temperature controller. Experiments were performed at 2, 2.5 and 3 m/s air velocities and at 35 °C cabin inlet air temperature. Mint leaves were dried from 9 g water/g dry matter to 0.1 g water/g dry matter. Designed drying chamber, with three stainless steel cylinders in circular nested form, has a positive effect for drying technology. This system has some advantages such as: drying of product by accessing a uniform air flow and preventing spread of light weight samples like mint leaves over drying system. Calculations based on experimental data show that in the best case, by consuming 3.164 kWh energy in a heat pump with 3.94 coefficients of performance, 4.56 kWh energy had been gained by heat recovery unit. Average 48% of energy was saved by means of heat recovery unit. Effective moisture diffusivity values varied from 3.50E?11 to 5.88E?11 for mint leaves.     

土壤蓄热与土壤源热泵集成系统的数值模拟

结合土壤源热泵技术推广中存在的问题和地下蓄能技术的优点,提出了土壤蓄热与土壤源热泵集成系统及其地下管群换热器的布置方式。并在能量平衡的基础上建立了地下管群换热器蓄热、释热和停止运行的数学模型。通过数值模拟,分析了埋管间距对蓄热与释热的运行特性的影响。     

Simulation of the thermal performance of a hybrid solar-assisted ground-source heat pump system in a school building

A hybrid solar-assisted ground-source heat pump (SAGSHP) system was designed, in the frame of an energy upgrade study, to serve as a heating system in a school building in Greece. The main scope of this study was to examine techniques to reduce the capacity of the heating equipment and to keep the primary energy consumption low. Simulations of the thermal performance of both the building and of five different heating system configurations were performed by using the TRNSYS software. The results are presented in this work and show that the hybrid SAGSHP system displays the lower primary energy consumption among the systems examined. A conventional ground-source heat pump system has the same primary energy consumption, while the heat pump’s capacity is double and the ground heat exchanger 2.5 times longer. This work also highlights the contribution of simulation tools to the design of complex heating systems with renewable energy sources.     

风能辅助供暖的地源热泵系统经济性分析

以热负荷为主的北方地区,冬季土壤温度较低,若完全采用地源热泵来供暖,则地热换热器和机组的初投资均比较高,连续运行的效率也较低.提出利用风力发电机产生的电能构成风能集热器作为地源热泵供暖的辅助能源的构想.白天完全依靠地源热泵供暖,夜间利用风能集热器辅助加热,使地热换热器与风能集热器串联运行.通过分析比较,该方案比完全用地...