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    Refrigeration Equipment: Heat Recovery 239

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    Heat can be captured from hot air or refrigerant gases using dedicated heat pumps or by locating refrigeration condensing units together. A heat recovery system is worthwhile if the annual energy savings exceed installation costs and the payback period is reasonable. Factors to consider for a heat recovery system include space requirements, temperature differences between air streams, mass flow rates, efficiency, operating energy, indoor and outdoor air quality, and construction, maintenance, and fuel costs.

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    Heat can be captured from hot air or refrigerant gases using dedicated heat pumps or by locating refrigeration condensing units together. A heat recovery system is worthwhile if the annual energy savings exceed installation costs and the payback period is reasonable. Factors to consider for a heat recovery system include space requirements, temperature differences between air streams, mass flow rates, efficiency, operating energy, indoor and outdoor air quality, and construction, maintenance, and fuel costs.

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    Heat can be captured from hot air or refrigerant gases using dedicated heat pumps or by locating refrigeration condensing units together. A heat recovery system is worthwhile if the annual energy savings exceed installation costs and the payback period is reasonable. Factors to consider for a heat recovery system include space requirements, temperature differences between air streams, mass flow rates, efficiency, operating energy, indoor and outdoor air quality, and construction, maintenance, and fuel costs.

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    Heat Recovery 239

    are often extremely hot and uncomfortable. Heat from the air can
    be captured for heating water by using a dedicated heat pump
    that mechanically concentrates the heat contained in the air.

    Refrigeration Equipment
    Commercial refrigerators and freezers can be installed with
    all the condensing units in one location. This will enhance the
    economic feasibility of capturing heat from refrigerant gases for
    heating water.

    DETERMINING VALUE

    A heat recovery system, as with any other energy-conserva-


    tion retrofit, must have resultant benefits that exceed the invest-
    ment costs. The reason for installing, and the effective use of a
    heat recovery system depends on many factors. A heat recovery
    system is warranted when all the factors are analyzed and there
    are (1) annual energy savings, and (2) the payback period is rea-
    sonable. In some cases, heat recovery systems are also considered
    when additional energy is currently unavailable or unattainable.

    CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTING


    A HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM

    • Space requirements of the heat recovery system


    • Distance between airstreams
    • Temperature differences of the airstreams (sensible and la-
    tent heat)
    • Mass flow rates (pounds per hour) of the airstreams
    • Efficiency of the heat recovery system
    • Additional operating energy required for the heat recovery
    system
    240 HVAC Fundamentals

    • Quality of the indoor and outdoor air

    • Existing modifications to the HVAC systems

    • Mandatory energy conservation regulations and costs

    • Mandatory pollution regulations and costs

    • Pollution abatement savings

    • Construction costs of heat recovery system

    • Reduced capital cost of HVAC equipment due to reduced


    capacity

    • Maintenance costs of the heat recovery system

    • Reduced maintenance costs for existing equipment

    • Revenue from sales of recovered heat or energy

    • Increased production

    • Reduction in production labor costs

    • Availability of fuel

    • Forecast for the rising cost of fuel

    • Possibility of changeover to other fuels

    • Fuel savings

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