Improvement of a district heating network through thermoeconomic approach

L. Adamo, G. Cammarata, A. Fichera and L. Marletta

Renewable Energy, 1997, vol. 10, issue 2, 213-216

Abstract: This paper reports a procedure to optimise district heating networks on the basis of second law analysis. The approach is derived from the exergonomic theory. A cost function has been set up and an iterative procedure was employed to determine the minimum value corresponding to the optimal pipe size and insulation thickness. Such a method was used to analyse an existing district network in Italy. The results show that significant savings could be obtained by using the proposed approach.

Keywords: Exergonomics; district heating network; optimisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(96)00066-3

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