Heat losses from a novel type of district heating culvert
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Summary, in English
In this paper the heat losses from a novel type of district heating culvert, termed Elgotherm, is investigated and compared to conventional culvert. The insulation material is made of expanded polystyrene and the culvert consists Of four cross-linked polyethylene pipes. The heat losses are calculated using both a time dependent and a stationary finite element model. Measured data from an existing system is used as input to the models. According to a conservative comparison between the calculated heat losses from the Elgotherm Culvert and a conventional culvert the heat loss from the latter is about twice as large. Due to the very small temperature drops in the radiator pipes it was not possible to verify the calculated heat loss with measurements for these pipes (although the small temperature drops indicate a low heat loss). In the case with the domestic hot water pipe the measured and calculated heat loss show good agreement.
Department/s
Publishing year
2004
Language
English
Pages
207-214
Publication/Series
Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective and Environmentally-Sustainable Systems and Processes, Vols 1-3
Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
Topic
- Energy Engineering
Keywords
- expanded polystyrene
- heat loss
- district heating
- finite element model
Conference name
17th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy and Process Systems (ECOS 2004)
Conference date
2004-07-07 - 2004-07-09
Conference place
Guanajuato, Mexico
Status
Published