Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0218846

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0218846

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Performance of Centrifugal Chillers using Hydrocarbons. Centrifugal chillers cool most large buildings. Their energy consumption and fluorocarbon emissions are a global environmental concern. A 40% increase in rotational speed and replacement of the fluorocarbon refrigerant by a hydrocarbon is proposed. Over 4% energy savings with no performance changes is predicted. The aims are to prepare a conversion protocol, measure chiller performance before and after conversion, develop a new model of evaporator heat transfer and correlate the model with chiller measurements. The capital cost of compliance with the Montreal Protocol for a large building will be reduced by $10,000 with about $5,000 in annual energy cost savings.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 17-12-2002

End Date: 16-06-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $67,635.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Electricity services and utilities | Residential and commercial |

Other Keywords

Electricity services and utilities | Mechanical Engineering | Residential and commercial

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