Desenvolvimento e instalação de um cogerador compacto no campus da Universidade Federal do Acre

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001

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The use of Diesel engines to generate electricity is an ordinary practice in Brazil, mainly for emergency services in hospitals, industries, shopping centers, telephone centrals, universities, and supermarkets. Besides the emergency uses, there are a large number of thermoelectric systems spread in the country to supply isolated communities. In the North and part of Mid-West Regions in Brazil, the installed thermoelectric capacity is about 980 MW. It is managed by ELETRONORTE and state electric power companies. This system inefficiency is an average of two thirds of the fuel heating value and it represents the thermodynamic potential of the producers. The real possibility to recover the energy waste in those thermoelectric plants throught cogeneration technology is the big motivation in this research. The cogenerated energy will supply the tertiary sector. Here, it is presented a cogeneration study and a pilot plant development. The compact cogeneration is installed at the UF AC (Acre Federal University) in Rio Branco, ACRE. Its capacity is 355 kV A and it aims to recover part of the residual heat from a Diesel engine exhaust. It produces cool air to be used in a air conditioning system. This first step is assessed in terms of its economic viability

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ar condicionado refrigeração motor diesel energia eletrica e calor - cogeração

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