"Optimal Component Selection for a Two-Phase Run-Around Heat Recovery S" by Richard W. Peterson
 

Date of Award

5-1976

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

With the present and anticipated increases in the costs of energy sources, effective energy management dictates the utilization of energy in process effluents. One means of accomplishing this task is through waste heat recovery. This essay will show that one type of waste heat recovery system, a two-phase run-around system, is economically feasible as a means of utilizing energy in effluent streams. In this essay, the use of this system in one particular application, the recovery of energy in ventilation exhaust air for use in preheating incoming outdoor air, is introduced, along with a methodology for selecting component hardware to be used in a workable design incorporating this heat recovery scheme. Also, a procedure is developed for optimizing the parameters of the components in the resultant design, while at the same time yielding a quantitative value for the anticipated savings resulting from employing such a heat recovery system. The two-phase, run-around heat recovery system, and the optimization procedure, are both shown to be economically worthwhile.

Comments

An Essay submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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