Outline of Draft Report
This report presents a review of waste heat recovery from supermarket refrigeration systems and describes the current application of heat recovery in supermarket applications. In addition, this report presents case studies and information regarding the utilization of advanced sources of waste heat such as combined heat and power (CHP) and fuel cells.
The following outline summarizes the remaining content of this report.
Section 3, Amount of Waste Heat Available from Refrigeration Systems•
The types of heat recovery, i.e., desuperheating heat recovery and full condensing heat recovery, are discussed. In addition, examples are given to illustrate the amount of heat which can be obtained from medium- and low-temperature refrigeration systems of typical supermarkets and big box retail stores.
Section 4, Methods and Applications of Heat Recovery
A summary of supermarket refrigeration system heat recovery methods and applications is given. The heat recovery methods and applications discussed in Section 3 include heat pumps, desiccant regeneration, trigeneration and fuel cells.
Section 5, Discussion•
The suitability of the various heat recovery methods and applications discussed in Section 3 with regard to supermarkets is discussed.
Section 6, Conclusions•
Conclusions and recommendations regarding waste heat recovery from supermarket refrigeration systems are given.