ENGS 86 Independent Projects (AB Students)
Degree Program
A.B.
Year of Graduation
2019
Faculty Advisor
Benoit Cushman-Roisin
Faculty Advisor ISNI
0000 0000 8455 2240
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
This study aimed to verify the viability of the planned hot water heating network at Dartmouth, and determine the necessary hot water radiator areas needed to satisfy the empirically-determined heat demand for buildings on campus, using 5 year of steam con- sumption data. In order to verify viability, the pressure and temperature of the delivery steam and return condensate of the current heating network were used to find the amount of heat delivered per pound of steam to campus. The above-mentioned steam consump- tion data were then used to find the max heat demand for the past five years and from this, the necessary flow rate of the new hot water network was determined based on the intended temperate and pressures for the system. Additionally, those parameters, along with the max demand determined earlier, were then used to find the necessary radiator area given the known temperature drop across the heat exchangers, and by extension, the heat transferred to each building. The conclusion of this study is that the planned net- work is viable and there are no foreseeable difficulties with meeting heat demand given the stated thermodynamic properties of the planned distribution network.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Mata, Storm, "Proposed Delivery and Return Water Temperatures for Dartmouth College Hot Water Network" (2019). ENGS 86 Independent Projects (AB Students). 3.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/engs86/3
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Energy Systems Commons, Environmental Engineering Commons, Heat Transfer, Combustion Commons
