Feasibility of lowering the condenser's inlet water temperature of a chiller using thermal water storage

J. Asrael, P. E. Phelan and B. D. Wood

Applied Energy, 2000, vol. 66, issue 4, 339-356

Abstract: A novel approach is proposed for applying cool thermal storage to reduce the on-peak demand of a water-cooled chiller. By charging the store at night via a cooling tower, and using this water to supply the condenser of a chiller during on-peak hours, cooler than normal water is supplied to the chiller. A feasibility study of this system was conducted using TRNSYSÂ -- a transient simulation modeling program examining varying capacities of cooling tower and thermal store volumes. These systems were tested using geographic weather data that demonstrated conducive diurnal changes in wet-bulb temperature (Twet). Results suggest that the use of cool water thermal storage in this way can reduce both on-peak energy demand and on-peak power use by as much as 35%. System optimization is dependent on the thermal storage efficiency, the capacity of the cooling tower, and the diurnal change in Twet.

Keywords: Cool; thermal; storage; Wet-bulb; temperature; Chiller; Condenser (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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