I don't know of any hospitals in the US who have used solar thermal and liked it. I remember talking with people who experimented with systems during the 70s and found the systems did not work well, or took a... (More)
Central PlantGeneration redesigned: Increase plant efficiency and rethink heat generation. Discussion topics will include condensing boilers, heat recovery chillers, heat pumps, CO2 water heating, strategies to optimize the plant operation, solar thermal hot water, and waste to energy.
Please share your ideas on how to generate heat without burning fossil fuels.
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Generation redesigned: Increase plant efficiency and rethink heat generation. Discussion topics will include condensing boilers, heat recovery chillers, heat pumps, CO2 water heating, strategies to optimize the plant operation, solar thermal hot water, and waste to energy.
Please share your ideas on how to generate heat without burning fossil fuels.
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It seems like boilers, in a lot of cases, are not sized well to match their duty.
We've been trying to look at data on heating systems, Load = GPM * DT, and then comparing that to monthly natural... (More)
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Heat Pumps / Heat Recovery Chillers
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Electric boilers / airside electric resistance heating
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Condensing Boilers
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Heat Pump Water Heating
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Solar Thermal
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Improved Heat Exchangers
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Heat Recovery
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Thermal Storage
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3/9/21 Workshop #2: Natural gas boilers: 20th century marvel
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