Evaluating the Heat Pump Alternative for Heating Enclosed Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Cold Regions.

Abstract

This report presents a five-step procedure for evaluating the technical and economic feasibility of using heat pumps to recover heat from treatment plant effluent. The procedure is meant to be used at the facility planning level by engineers who are unfamiliar with this technology. An example of the use of the procedure and general design information are provided. Also, the report reviews the operational experience with heat pumps at wastewater plants located in Fairbanks, Alaska, Madison, Wisconsin, and Wilton, Maine. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116385

Entities

People

  • C. James Martel
  • Gary E. Phetteplace

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Coefficients
  • Cold Regions
  • Cooling
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flow Rate
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Pumps
  • Heat Recovery
  • Heat Transfer
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • United States

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design