Optimising Thermal Energy Recovery, Utilisation and Management in the Process Industries - OPTITHERM
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Chemical Engineering & Advanced Material
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Adam Harvey (Principal Investigator) | |
| Brian Agnew (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Darvish K
(2015)
Selection of Optimum Working Fluid for Organic Rankine Cycles by Exergy and Exergy-Economic Analyses
in Sustainability
Law R
(2013)
Techno-economic comparison of a high-temperature heat pump and an organic Rankine cycle machine for low-grade waste heat recovery in UK industry
in International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies
Law R
(2016)
A knowledge-based system for low-grade waste heat recovery in the process industries
in Applied Thermal Engineering
Law R
(2013)
Opportunities for low-grade heat recovery in the UK food processing industry
in Applied Thermal Engineering
Reay D
(2013)
The role of heat pipes in intensified unit operations
in Applied Thermal Engineering
| Description | A simple program has been developed to help engineers in the chemical and food industries determine where they have waste heat, and whether they can make use of that waste heat. The program also performs preliminary design calculations resulting in simple costings and CO2 savings, which should allow process engineers to make basic decisions on economic viability. |
| Exploitation Route | Some development of the software has taken place. It will be the subject of a bid for an "Impact Acceleration Award" in the next round (beginning April 2017). |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Energy,Environment |
| Description | The research has led to the development of simple software to allow process engineers to investigate and compare uses for low grade waste heat. This is not yet commercial, but will be the subject of an Impact Acceleration Award application. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Chemicals,Education,Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | (RENEWX) - Development and demonstration of compact, multi-source heat eXchanger technologies for renewable energy applications |
| Amount | € 2,225,141 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 315262 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 02/2013 |
| End | 01/2016 |
| Title | Knowledge-based System |
| Description | An interactive knowledge-based system has been developed for selection of the correct technologies for recovering waste heat as heat or power. Currently, it is in a trial phase with selected partners. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Impact | Basis of 1 journal paper |