Advanced District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems [electronic resource].
Wiltshire, Robin.
Burlington : Elsevier Science,
2015.
  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,
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Front Cover; Advanced District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy; Part One: Introduction ; 1 Historical development of district heating and characteristics of a modern district heating system; 1.1  Introduction; 1.1.1  The historical development of district heating; 1.1.2  The UK experience (1950 to present); 1.2  Characteristics of a modern district heating system; 1.2.1  Building heating systems; 1.2.2  Building connections; 1.2.3  Heat distribution; 1.2.4  Heat sources; 1.2.5  Integration of elements
1.3  Organisational aspects1.3.1  Heat planning and regulation; 1.3.2  Ownership; 1.3.3  Investments; 1.3.4  Customer relations; 1.4  Summary; 2 District heating and cooling policies worldwide; 2.1  Introduction; 2.2  Issues for discussion; 2.3  European Union; 2.3.1  Directive; 2.3.2  Denmark; 2.3.3  Finland; 2.4  Other Europe an countries; 2.4.1  Balkan countries; 2.4.2  Poland; 2.5  China; 2.6  Other Asian countries; 2.6.1  South Korea; 2.6.2  Kazakhstan; 2.7  Russia; 2.8  North America; 2.8.1  Common issues; 2.8.2  USA; 2.8.3  Canada; Part Two: Energy sources and plant technologies
3 Cogeneration, biomass, waste to energy and industrial waste heat for district heating3.1  Introduction; 3.2  Thermal energy production by fossil fuel boiler plants for district heating ; 3.2.1  Light and heavy fuel oil boiler; 3.2.2  Natural gas boiler; 3.2.3  Coal-fired boiler; 3.3   CHP produced by engines for district heating ; 3.3.1  Motor CHP plants; 3.3.2  Gas turbine CHP plants; 3.3.3  Organic Rankine cycle ( ORC) CHP plant; 3.3.4  Stirling Engine CHP plant; 3.4  Large CHP plants for district heating ; 3.4.1  The CHP plant; 3.4.2  Combined process CHP plants
3.4.3  Factors for selection of a cogeneration system3.5  Biomass and biogas for district heating ; 3.5.1  Biomass; 3.5.2  Biogas; 3.6  Waste to energy for district heating ; 3.6.1  Very brief on waste incineration; 3.6.1.1  Gasification CHP plant produces DH and electricity; 3.6.1.2  Connection to the DH network; 3.6.1.3  Connection to the electricity network; 3.6.1.4  Fuel transfer on the conveyor; 3.6.1.5  Fuel gasification; 3.6.1.6  Gas cooling; 3.6.1.7  Gas cleaning; 3.6.1.8  Ashes; 3.6.1.9  Boiler; 3.6.1.10  Flue gas cleaning; 3.6.1.11  Turbine and generator; 3.6.2  Waste burning
3.7  Using industrial waste heat for district heating 3.7.1  Heat demand; 3.7.2   CHP integration to industrial process; 3.7.3  The potential of CHP in selected industrial sectors; 3.7.3.1  Chemical and refinery industry; 3.7.3.2  Wood industry; 3.7.4   CHP potential in the chemical and refinery industry and the wood industry; 3.8  Conclusion; 3.9  Future trends; 3.10  Sources of further information; References; 4 Deep geothermal energy for district heating: lessons learned from the U.S. and beyond; 4.1  Introduction
4.2  Technological overview of the use of deep geothermal energy for district heating
  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,