Modelling and screening heat pump options for the exploitation of low grade waste heat in process sites

The need for high efficiency energy systems is of vital importance, due to depleting reserves of fossil fuels and increasing environmental problems. Industrial operations commonly feature the problem of rejecting large quantities of low-grade waste heat to the environment. The aim of this work is to develop methods for the conceptual screening and incorporation of low-temperature heat upgrading technologies in process sites.

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