Sectors and processes
High-temperature heat pumps may be applied in a variety of sectors and applications. This project focuses on applications in the food sector.
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High-temperature heat pumps can be integrated in a variety of applications - both in existing plants and as part of new process equipment. The integration is a crucial aspect in terms of ensuring the highest performances achieved by installations which can be realized in economically feasible projects.
Overview
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Application potential
Increasing the supply temperatures to 200 °C enables covering up to 37 % of the industrial process heat demand in the EU with potential CO2 reductions of 146 MT/a.
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Competitiveness of HTHPs
Heat pumps are the most effective technology for electricity-based supply of process heat while being an economically competitive solution in a variety of applications.
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Process integration
High-temperature heat pumps may be integrated at a variety of levels, such as the process level, the unit level or the utility level. The selection of the level of integration is a…
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Temperature Glide Matching
Good matches of the temperature profiles of the working fluids and the secondary process fluids are a prerequisite for reaching the highest performances.
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Electrification of industrial steam systems
Heat pump-based steam systems as an economically attractive option.
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Traditional steam systems
Traditional steam systems designed for generating and distributing steam at high pressures.
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Heat pump-based steam systems
High-temperature heat pumps as an efficient way to electrify process heat.
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Refrigeration and high-temperature heat pumps systems combined
Combining the refrigeration system and the high-temperature heat pump to improve the overall efficiency.
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A combined refrigeration and high-temperature heat pumps systems for a brewery
A case study from a Danish brewery shows potential, but also challenges.
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