ASHRAE - American Society of Heating@ Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers@ Inc.
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ASHRAE 90555-2015
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INTRODUCTION Historically@ combined heat and power (CHP) design guides have focused on design and development features of major system components@ including reciprocating engine internal structural and wearing surface design@ combustion turbine aerodynamics@ microturbine recuperator flexural modulus@ and heat exchanger design fouling factors. Although these elements are critical to develop high-performing and reliable components@ they are not of particular interest to an engineering practitioner seeking to understand and apply a CHP system to a specific application. This design guide provides application and operational information about prime movers@ heat recovery devices@ thermally activated technologies; technical and economic guidance regarding CHP systems design@ site screening and assessment guidance and tools; and installation@ operation@ and maintenance advice. It is the authors' intention to furnish a design guide that provides a consistent and reliable approach to assessing any site's potential to economically use commercially available CHP systems. This book is accompanied by a new ASHRAE CHP Analysis Tool and a chapter on an exergy approach to CHP@ which can be found at www.ashrae.org/CHPDG. These files may be used for assessing sites for CHP applicability. If the files or information at the link are not accessible@ please contact the publisher.