New ideas for energy utilisation in combined heat and power with cooling .2. Applications

Chemical dehumidification can be beneficial in a HVAC plant, both in terms of capital and operating costs. The sorption system can be integrated into a traditional plant, usually satisfying the latent heat load, but it can satisfy even the whole load with particular cycles which also use evaporative cooling. A number of applications are examined here, both integrated and self-sufficient systems, driven by natural gas or waste heat, working with liquid or solid sorption. Different lay-outs, performance and savings suggest new ideas for better energy utilisation in HVAC combined heat and power plants. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.