A thermodynamic analysis of a novel bidirectional district heating and cooling network

R. Zarin Pass, M. Wetter and M.A. Piette

Energy, 2018, vol. 144, issue C, 20-30

Abstract: We evaluate an ambient, bidirectional thermal network, which uses a single circuit for both district heating and cooling. When in net more cooling is needed than heating, the system circulates from a central plant in one direction. When more heating is needed, the system circulates in the opposite direction. A large benefit of this design is that buildings can recover waste heat from each other directly.

Keywords: District heating & cooling; Exergy analysis; Heat pumps; Urban buildings; Modelica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.122

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