Objective
Low-grade heat (in the range 25-80C) in the form of a waste-water stream discharged into sewers, is an everyday by-product of European homes. It is generated from a variety of domestic appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, shower units, baths, sinks etc. In the EU, there an estimated 58 million dishwashers, 232 million washing machines and 63 million showers units, with at least 90% of the input energy going into heating the water for these appliances. This equates to approximately 26,500 terra Joules of thermal energy. To date, this source of energy from waste-water has been largely ignored and not recovered/recycled. Our solution is to develop a low grade heat exchanger for use in the domestic sector to recover over 40% of the heat energy from this waste water to supplement domestic boilers. In so doing we aim to reduce the overall energy consumption of domestic dwellings by 7%, saving over 1000 kWh per dwelling per year or expressed as a European total saving of 10 billion kWh of energy at a target market penetration of 6%.
To achieve this aim the proposed research needs to develop new scientific knowledge and understanding relating to the heat transfer relationship of low grade low flow fluids. Particularly the effect of surface roughness on the heat transfer coefficient (h) and the generation of turbulent flow. This new scientific knowledge will lead to the understanding on how to develop and enhance the efficiency of heat exchanger for low-grade applications. Such a system will represent a massive leap beyond state-of-the-art, represented by existing concentric tube heat exchangers which are mainly targeted at the high-end of heat recovery from industrial processes. The plumbing sector, (with over 150 000 SMEs) has been traditionally slow to innovate and needs new added value products with enhanced features to help them combat increased competition. The predicted sales for the technology are approximately 1.67 billion in Europe...
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FP6-2002-SME-2
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HORNCHURCH
United Kingdom
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