Seminar 11 -- Absorption Heat Pump Applications: Industrial, Space Heating and Water Heating PDF

Track: HVAC&R Systems and Equipment
Sponsor: 8.3 Absorption and Heat Operated Machines, 9.2 Industrial Air Conditioning
Chair: Patrick Geoghegan, Ph.D., Member, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TNAbsorption heat pumps are the lesser known variant of absorption chillers. Although technically very similar, their potential for energy recovery in industry and building heating is not widely known. This seminar addresses the engineer finding new solutions for clients. The seminar outlines the basic functionality of absorption machines, then highlights the potential in applications by using some typical and exotic examples. It covers the range from very large customized industrial systems to standardized packaged small systems for buildings, with a final presentation focusing on the potential for heating applications in the US.

1. Real World Examples of Industrial Absorption Heat Pumps: Exotic Applications, Working Fluids and Cycles (multi-effect)
Jürgen Scharfe, P.E., Member, JS Energie & Beratung GmbH, Erding, Germany
This presentation introduces exotic applications of absorption heat pumps that have been actually implemented. These can serve to provide new creative solutions to modern challenges in industrial thermal management. After a quick introduction into absorption process, the examples are explained in their economic context, the technical solution is explained in brief and the results are explained in their economic and environmental context.

2. Case Studies from Around the World that Are Using Modern Absorption Heat Pumps to Save Energy and Water Resources on Planet Earth
Douglas A. Davis, Associate Member, Broad USA, Hackensack, NJ
This presentation introduces numerous case studies from the US and beyond for successful applications of absorption heat pumps. A diverse set of examples is presented, and all are demonstrating real world savings of energy and water.

3. Mass Markets in the US for Sorption Heating Appliances
Kyle Gluesenkamp, Ph.D., Associate Member, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN
This presentation provides an overview of which mass markets have potential for large-scale adoption of packaged absorption machines. Whereas small scale cooling applications often struggle to compete on energy savings with electric-driven cooling, heating applications often have compelling energy and economic attributes. Small packaged units are beginning to be available to serve these applications.

Presented: June 25, 2017, 1:30-3:00 PM
Run Time: 90 min.

This is a zip file that consists of PowerPoint slides synchronized with the audio-recording of the speaker (recorded presentation), PDF files of the slides, and audio only (mp3) for each presentation.