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technology focus

Process

Heat recovery

guide

Products

Alfa Lavals semi-welded plate heat exchangers,


Alfa Nova fusion-bonded plate heat exchangers,
U-Turn liquid separator and air cooled condenser.

Jesper Olsen is the market manager for Industrial Refrigeration


and has worked at Alfa Laval for 11 years. Prior to that, he was
a contractor and an Alfa Laval customer for 15 years.

How heat recovery pays for itself


technology Investing in heat recovery has huge cost reduction benefits, and sometimes the payback
time is less than a year a far greater return than leaving the money in any bank. We take a typical heat
pump installation, and show it can be improved with a high pressure cycle and extra desuperheaters.

Desuperheater

Invest in heat recovery


Why not invest to get a lower cost? We all
know the development of the energy cost
over time, and the fact it will not be less.
We also know how brittle the supply of
energy can be.
Heat recovery is a good thing to invest
in, often with a better result than putting
the money in a bank! The payback time
is sometimes less than a year but always
depends on your needs.
Please find some basic examples on this
page, get inspired and start to count your
potential savings.

Compressor
High Stage

Expansion device
Evaporator

Condenser

Figure 1 Typical heat pump installation. Above flow chart shows a general pressure cycle utilizing any

moderate temperature source such as ground water, waste water, exhaust gases, process media, hydraulic
oil, discharge ventilation, air or similar. This is a traditional chiller, but with a high condensing pressure. A good
start but below we show you how it can be improved considerably.

High-pressure heat r ecovery


cycle the better option
A cascade- or direct coupled high-pressure
stage (heat pump) not only makes energy
recovery convenient and effective. Further
benefits include:

n Overall reduced main cycle condensing

Main condenser system

Desuperheater

pressure and thus energy consumption,

nR
 educed use of fans, water and chemicals
n Reduced pressure ratio and wear and tear

Compressor
High Stage

Compressor
Low Stage

Expansion device
Evaporator

Condenser

Figure 2 High-pressure heat recovery cycle - the better option. Above flow chart shows how condensing energy from a refrigeration plant is recovered by means of a high pressure c
ycle. Cascade connection
is preferred to benefit the most from the different refrigerants used. Avoiding m
ixing oils between plants using
same refrigerant is obtained by a cascade connection.

High-pressure heat
recovery cycle with desuper
heater the best option
Depending on main plant design and
operating conditions, energy may be
recovered from several sources.
No matter which temperature, pressure
or media, Alfa Laval has a complete spectre
of heat exchangers to choose from.

Desuperheater

Main condenser system

Desuperheater

Compressor
High Stage

Compressor
Low Stage

Expansion device
Evaporator

Condenser

To receiver/low pressure side


Figure 3 High-pressure heat recovery cycle with desuper heater the BEST option. Above flow chart shows
energy recovered from a refrigeration plant by means of a high pressure cycle (heat-pump). Additionally, desuperheaters
are utilized to benefit from the high discharge temperature in cases were piston compressors are used. Desuperheaters
are beneficial using compressors generating high or very high discharge temperatures. When screw c
ompressors are
used, energy may be recovered from the oil cooling circuit.

Alfa Laval has the


products you need
Alfa Laval provides products that make it
possible to save a lot of money in ammonia
plants, including:

n Fusionbonded plate heat exchangers,


AlfaNova
http://www.alfalaval.com/
productportfolio-refrigeration

nS
 emi-welded plate heat exchangers
http://www.alfalaval.com/
productportfolio-refrigeration

n U-Turn liquid separator


http://www.alfalaval.com/u-turn
For plants with other types of refrigerants,
we have:

n Brazed plate heat exchangers, CB and


AC range
http://www.alfalaval.com/
productportfolio-refrigeration

nS
 hell-and-tube heat exchangers
http://www.alfalaval.com/
productportfolio-refrigeration
To recover energy from the air we offer a
large range of:

n Air heat exchangers


http://www.alfalaval.com/
productportfolio-refrigeration

Figure 4 MAIN AND HIGH-PRESSURE CYCLE. Above illustration shows the main cycle on conjunction with the highpressure recovery cycle. Alfa Laval evaporator combined with the U-Turn liquid separator ensures extremely small
temperature loss.

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