Advanced District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems

Advanced District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems presents the latest information on the topic, providing valuable information on the distribution of centrally generated heat or cold energy to buildings, usually in the form of space heating, cooling, and hot water.

As DHC systems are more efficient and less polluting than individual domestic or commercial heating and cooling systems, the book provides an introduction to DHC, including its potential contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, then reviews thermal energy generation for DHC, including fossil fuel-based technologies, those based on renewables, and surplus heat valorization. Final sections address methods to improve the efficiency of DHC.

Key Features

• Gives a comprehensive overview of DHC systems and the technologies and energy resources utilized within these systems
• Analyzes the various methods used for harnessing energy to apply to DHC systems
• Ideal resource for those interested in district cooling, teleheating, heat networks, distributed heating, thermal energy, cogeneration, combined heat and power, and CHP
• Reviews the application of DHC systems in the field, including both the business model side and the planning needed to implement these systems

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content:

Part One: Introduction
1: Historical development of district heating and characteristics of a modern district heating system
2: District heating and cooling policies worldwide

Part Two: Energy sources and plant technologies
3: Cogeneration, biomass, waste to energy and industrial waste heat for district heating
4: Deep geothermal energy for district heating: lessons learned from the U.S. and beyond
5: Solar thermal energy for district heating
6: Energy sources for district heating and cooling
7: Energy storage for district energy systems
8: District cooling, current status and future trends

Part Three: Component development, operational efficiency improvement and planning
9: New developments in pipes and related network components for district heating
10: New developments in substations for district heating
11: Temperature optimization in district heating systems
12: District heating monitoring and control systems
13: Prediction and operational planning in district heating and cooling systems
14: Business models for district heating
15: Development of district heating and cooling in the urban planning context Abstract

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Advanced District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems

Advanced District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems