High COP Heat Pump System. Phase I. Results. Technical report No. 1
The High COP Heat Pump System described is a device for recovering heat or energy usually lost in process streams by rejection to once-through cooling systems. The acetone recovery process makes use of river water to cool process streams, with the river water taking on heat in the heat exchange process. Heat or energy is thereby rejected from the process stream and is not recovered for reuse. The MTI Heat Pump System allows reuse of this energy. The estimated cost of a production Heat Pump System is $625,000 plus installation. The system can deliver 20 million BTU's per hour of latent steam energy. Based on a steam cost of $1.89 per million BTU's for natural gas, the system being in service for 7884 hours per year (90% in-service rate), a 20% investment tax credit and installation costs at 50% of hardware costs; the discounted cash flow rate of return is 29.5%. Breakeven points are 2.6, 3.6, and 4 years for oil, gas and coal respectively. Details are provided about the Heat Pump System operation in the section entitled Process Description. Cycle Optimization is discussed, providing insight on the technique of determining the optimum system configuration. System Sensitivity shows how relatively little the output varies with changes in turbine and compressor efficiencies. Details of System Design are given, in which design objectives, applicable codes, working fluid, general arrangement, and component design features are discussed. Installation at the host site is analyzed, as is System Cost. Under Environmental Effects, it is shown that the Heat Pump System will increase the quality of the environment.
- Research Organization:
- Mechanical Technology, Inc., Latham, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EC-77-C-01-5056
- OSTI ID:
- 6261252
- Report Number(s):
- HCP/M5056-01
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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