Diseño y simulación de un sistema de recuperación y aprovechamiento de calor para una vivienda unifamiliar de cuatro personas.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess a heat recovery system that uses the waste heat from the centralized hot water system of a typical single-family house. To do so, we did an estimation of the recovery potential, based on that, we proposed a system’s design, and finally, we did a simulation to assess how the proposed system could work under theoretical conditions. Results shows that the consumption of LPG can be reduced by 25%, and that the investment costs could be recover in 2.8 years. This suggests that the proposed system is feasible to be implemented in the typical single-family house in Quito to save money and reduce the consumption of LPG. Future works should focus on a more detailed analysis of the system.