Heat Recovery Methods

I often see people interested in heat recovery asking questions about desuperheating.  This mode of heat recovery is based on circulating a fluid such as water through a heat exchanger to aid in transferring heat from one location to another.  One of the major issues with utilizing the superheat of the discharge gas from a refrigeration systems is; there is not a lot of available heat!  The available superheat in the discharge gas from a compressor is only a small percentage of the the total available heat energy.

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I usually observe the surroundings and watch for the color change of the trees during this time of the year.  As I was driving back from a project this last week I happened to notice something I thought was slightly ironic.  At one bend in the highway there were patches of steam over the horizon.  These are certainly more visible during this time of year with cooler ambient weather conditions.  As I drove closer to the facility the source of the steam became apparent.

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