High-quality CHO : definition, measurement, and regulation

dc.contributor.authorVerbruggen, A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-18T10:34:28Z
dc.date.available2016-07-18T10:34:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPapers presented to the 11th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, South Africa, 20-23 July 2015.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractCHP (Combined Heat & Power) is a vested term referring to thermal power generation with heat recovery. The lack of clear terminology on CHP activities causes confusion and suboptimal regulation, what impairs investment decisions. An improved discourse on CHP is significant in addressing the issues. It starts at the basic definition of CHP itself. A proper definition is instrumental in identifying what the real merit of CHP is, also questioning whether high-quality CHP is a valid term. The proper yardstick of CHP performance is quantities of cogenerated electricity. In extraction-condensing steam turbines, being the most applied thermal power processes, the quantities are not directly observable. The scientific community failed to provide practical methods to assess the quantities. Basic engineering thermodynamics suffice to construct the needed methods, easy to apply and supporting investment in high-quality thermal power units and daily maximization of heat recovery. The epilogue questions the role thermodynamic machinery may play in future electric power generation.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDFen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVerbruggen, A 2015, 'High-quality CHO : definition, measurement, and regulation', Paper presented to the 11th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Florida, 20-23 July 2015.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn97817759206873
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/55863
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamicsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectCHPen_ZA
dc.subjectReal meriten_ZA
dc.subjectHigh-qualityen_ZA
dc.subjectElectricityen_ZA
dc.titleHigh-quality CHO : definition, measurement, and regulationen_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA

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