Thermal Energy Recovery from Drinking Water Systems

Assessing Water Quality and Downstream Temperature Effects

Book chapter (2022)

Authors

Andreas Moerman KWR Water Research Institute

Nikki van Bel KWR Water Research Institute

Frank Oesterholt KWR Water Research Institute

Vincent de Laat Brabant water

E.J.M. Blokker KWR Water Research Institute, Sanitary Engineering -

Research Group

Sanitary Engineering () (TU Delft)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00808-5_87

Sustainability Thermal energy Water quality Drinking water distribution

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2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Sanitary Engineering

Abstract

Climate change demands for sustainable options for heating and cooling of buildings. Low-temperature thermal energy can be abstracted from the drinking water distribution system (DWDS); this is called thermal energy from drinking water (TED). The possible use of TED as a secondary function of the DWDS raises the question whether this secondary function can exist alongside the primary function (supplying safe and reliable drinking water) and, if so, under what conditions. Using various cases, the potential downstream effects of TED related to drinking water temperature (and hence, downstream increase of cost and CO₂emissions for water heating) and microbiological drinking water quality were studied.

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