University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
In brief. A Thermax machine takes the exhaust and jacket water heat of a 5.5 MW unit and cools a university campus in Florida, about 3,400 kW.
A university campus in Florida gets its electricity from a 5.5 MW Mitsubishi unit, and the exhaust and jacket water heat goes to a 980 TR Thermax absorption chiller. According to the source, the savings are 2.4 million kWh and 2.5 million dollars per year.
What does the project consist of?
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | University, campus |
| Engines | Mitsubishi unit, 5.5 MW |
| Fuel | Natural gas |
| Heat for the machine | Exhaust at 385 / 180 °C and engine jacket water at 88 / 83 °C |
| Machine and cooling | Combined machine, about 3,400 kW (980 TR) |
| What the cooling is for | Campus cooling |
Why is this example useful for a Russian site?
One machine takes the 385 °C exhaust and the 88 °C jacket water, so no exhaust heat exchanger and no extra hot water circuit are needed: fewer pipes and fewer connections to the engine. But the jacket is now cooled by the machine, so when the machine stops, the heat has to be dumped to emergency radiators, otherwise the engine will shut down. More: types of trigeneration (CCHP).
How does this kind of scheme work?
One machine takes both the exhaust and the engine jacket hot water.
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