Feasibility study of a localized residential grey water energy-recovery system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-62

  Ni, L ^a   Lau, S K ^b   Li, H ^b   Zhang, T ^b   Stansbury, J S ^b   Shi, Jonathan ^c   Neal, Jill ^d  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy management systems; Energy recovery; Grey water; Heat pumps; Heat recovery units; Water heaters

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING ENERGY SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC WATER HEATING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ENERGY RECOVERY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FURNACE SPACE; HEAT PUMPS; HEAT RECOVERY UNITS; HEATING AND COOLING OF BUILDINGS; NEW YORK; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; RESIDENTIAL HOUSE; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HOT WATER HEATING; RECOVERY; SPACE HEATING; WASTE HEAT; WATER HEATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 84862808544     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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