| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L32088/01 |
| Title: |
MODELLING OF THE ENERGY AND ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT OF SUPERMARKET ENVIROMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Tassou, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Brunel University London |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
18 August 1997 |
Ends: |
17 August 2000 |
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130,507
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| Building Ops & Management |
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The modern supermarket is one of the most intensive users of electricity which canbe up to 1000 kWhr/m2 sales area and of which 70% is consumed by the HVAC and refrigerations systems. These sytems not only contribute to global warming indirectly through the emission of CO2 at power stations but also directly through refigerant leakage which anually can be as high as 20% of the refrigerant charge in the system. Following the Montreal protocol and recent revisions to it, there is considerable uncertaintiy amongst supermarket owners and designers as to which is the most appropriate refrigerant and HVAC and refrigeration system configuration to satisfy legislation, the concerns of environmental lobbies and capital and energy cost considerations, necessitating the establishment of pilot plants to test out alternative technolgies at substantail cost effective and environmetally friendly HVAC and refigeration systems in supermarkets. The model will be capable of profiling the performance of alternative and innovative systems and simulating the effects of operating parameters and control strategies on the Total Equivalent Warming Impact and life cycle of these systems.
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http://www.brunel.ac.uk |