Abstract
This paper presents the designing aspects and first experimental characterization of an adaptable Smart Modular Heat Recovery Unit (SMHRU) developed under the scope of the E2VENT Project. This SMHRU is being designed as a part of an adaptable renovation module for the retrofitting of multi-storey residential building from the 60's, 70's across Europe that embeds the SMHRU and an energy storage system based on a phase change material. This heat recovery unit will be adjustable to be integrated into the ventilated façade cavity, and able to recover heat from ventilation air, preheating the ventilation air in winter and precooling it in summer. This will allow an efficient combination of consumption reduction and acceptable air indoor quality.
The first part of the paper presents designing considerations and thermal stationary analysis of the heat recovery unit, which is based on experimental correlations obtained for air-to-air compact offset-strip-fin plate heat exchangers. Secondly CFD analysis of the distributor of the SMHRU is presented. Finally prototype first performance estimation based on experimental results is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 94-101 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Air-recovery
- Air-quality
- Compact-heat-exchangers
- Offset-strip-fin-plates
- Ventilated-façade
- CFD Analysis
Project and Funding Information
- Project ID
- info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/637261/EU/Energy Efficient Ventilated Façades for Optimal Adaptability and Heat Exchange enabling low energy architectural concepts for the refurbishment of existing buildings/E2VENT
- Funding Info
- This work has been developed under the project “E2VENT: Energy Efficient Ventilated Façades” funded by the_x000D_Horizon 2020 framework of the European Union, Project No. 637261.
