Heat exchanger expertise for EU waste heat project
17 Apr 2012
London – HRS Heat Exchangers SLU, the Spanish arm of HRS Heat Exchangers Ltd, is to participate in a consortium working on ICARUS – an EC-backed project to develop a CO2/lubricant absorption system for power generation from low-temperature sources including industrial waste heat.
While power generation technologies are efficient for high-temperature waste heat generation, technology for low- and medium-temperature waste heat generation is not yet up to the same standard.
Overcoming the technical barriers to the use of waste heat in power generation could save the EU an estimated 1104MWH in energy by 2020.
The ICARUS project aims to overcome the limitations relating to the use of CO2/lubricant absorption power generation systems for low-temperature power generation by integrating modelling, engineering and materials solutions.
HRS will develop heat exchanger technologies that will enable ICARUS to extract heat from relatively low-temperature waste heat streams. The technology will transfer the heat from the waste heat stream to the absorption system.
According to HRS, it will also assist the consortium to create strategies to manage corrosive, abrasive, and/or fouling exhausts including material selection and heat exchanger design.
“Developing a solution that will integrate absorption power generation systems that can achieve the cost and power requirements for low temperature power recovery would be a break through in the industry and HRS is excited to be a part of this consortium who will deliver on it,” said Javier Abad, general manager, HRS Heat Exchangers SLU.
