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Diseño web: Paula M. Esquivias
Autores/Authors:
Rey-Martínez, F.J.;
San José-Alonso, J.F.;
Velasco-Gómez, E.;
Tejero-González, A.;
Esquivias-Fernández, P.M.;
Rey-Hernández, J.M.
Revista/Journal:
Energies 2020, 13 (9), 2218
Special Issue:
Sustainable and Efficient Impact in Building: Energy, Economic and
Environmental Approach
Fecha Publicación/Publication Date:
02/05/2020
Impacto/Impact:
[JCR (2019):
2.702 ENERGY & FUELS Posición/Position:
63/112
Cuartil/Quartile: Q3 Tercil/Tertile: T2]
DOI:
10.3390/en13092218
Resumen/Abstract:
The high energy consumption of cooling systems justifies the need for strategies to increase the efficiency of the facilities, in order to reduce the related CO2 emissions. This study aims to improve the performance and reduce the energy consumption of an 8.6 MW air cooled chiller. This installed capacity is biased due to the screw compressors, of 2.98 Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) at full load (characteristics provided by the manufacturer).
The chiller unit has been modified by placing evaporating cooling pads before the condensing coils. The chiller has been monitored for three months, recording over 544,322 measurements (5 min-step data), with and without the evaporative cooling pads, to assess the performance. Data comparison has been done by selecting two days (with and without evaporative panels) with the same health care load and temperatures.
Implementing the proposed strategy yields an improvement in the European Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (ESEER) from 3.69 to 4.83, while the Total Equivalent Warming Impact (TEWI) decreases about 1000 tCO2. Energy savings of up to 32.6 MWh result into a payback period lower than 2 years.
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