Advanced heat pump for the recovery of volatile organic compounds. Phase 1, Conceptual design of an advanced Brayton cycle heat pump for the recovery of volatile organic compounds: Final report

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10134408· OSTI ID:10134408

Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from stationary industrial and commercial sources represent a substantial portion of the total US VOC emissions. The ``Toxic-Release Inventory`` of The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates this to be at about 3 billion pounds per year (1987 estimates). The majority of these VOC emissions are from coating processes, cleaning processes, polymer production, fuel production and distribution, foam blowing,refrigerant production, and wood products production. The US Department of Energy`s (DOE) interest in the recovery of VOC stems from the energy embodied in the recovered solvents and the energy required to dispose of them in an environmentally acceptable manner. This Phase I report documents 3M`s work in close working relationship with its subcontractor Nuclear Consulting Services (Nucon) for the preliminary conceptual design of an advanced Brayton cycle heat pump for the recovery of VOC. Nucon designed Brayton cycle heat pump for the recovery of methyl ethyl ketone and toluene from coating operations at 3M Weatherford, OK, was used as a base line for the work under cooperative agreement between 3M and ODE. See appendix A and reference (4) by Kovach of Nucon. This cooperative agreement report evaluates and compares an advanced Brayton cycle heat pump for solvent recovery with other competing technologies for solvent recovery and reuse. This advanced Brayton cycle heat pump is simple (very few components), highly reliable (off the shelf components), energy efficient and economically priced.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co., St. Paul, MN (United States). Corporate Research Labs.; Nuclear Consulting Services, Inc., Columbus, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC07-88ID12707
• OSTI ID: 10134408
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/12707-T1; ON: DE92011592
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PROGRESS REPORT
VOLATILE MATTER
BRAYTON CYCLE
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EMISSION
RELIABILITY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
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