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Experimental and Simulation Validation of ABHE for Disinfection of Legionella in Hot Water Systems
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Architecture and Water.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3573-6424
Civil Environmental Engineering Department, Chalmers University of Technology.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Fluid and Experimental Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8235-9639
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Fluid and Experimental Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1033-0244
2017 (English)In: Applied Thermal Engineering, ISSN 1359-4311, E-ISSN 1873-5606, Vol. 116, p. 253-265Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The work refers to an innovative system inspired by nature that mimics the thermoregulation system that exists in animals. This method, which is called Anti Bacteria Heat Exchanger (ABHE), is proposed to achieve continuous thermal disinfection of bacteria in hot water systems with high energy efficiency. In particular, this study aims to demonstrate the opportunity to gain energy by means of recovering heat over a plate heat exchanger. Firstly, the thermodynamics of the ABHE is clarified to define the ABHE specification. Secondly, a first prototype of an ABHE is built with a specific configuration based on simplicity regarding design and construction. Thirdly, an experimental test is carried out. Finally, a computer model is built to simulate the ABHE system and the experimental data is used to validate the model. The experimental results indicate that the performance of the ABHE system is strongly dependent on the flow rate, while the supplied temperature has less effect. Experimental and simulation data show a large potential for saving energy of this thermal disinfection method by recovering heat. To exemplify, when supplying water at a flow rate of 5 kg/min and at a temperature of 50 °C, the heat recovery is about 1.5 kW while the required pumping power is 1 W. This means that the pressure drop is very small compared to the energy recovered and consequently high saving in total cost is promising.

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Elsevier, 2017. Vol. 116, p. 253-265
Keywords [en]
Heat transfer, Legionella, Plate heat exchanger, Modeling Water thermal treatment
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Water Engineering Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
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Water Resources Engineering; Fluid Mechanics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-61706DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.092ISI: 000397550300024Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85011632887OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-61706DiVA, id: diva2:1069852
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Validerad; 2017; Nivå 2; 2017-02-17 (andbra)

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