The latent and sensible heat in the exhaust of the existing gas-fired hot water boiler
which accounts for about 10% of the lower heating value of the fuel input
remains underutilized. In response to this
an experimental platform to recover waste heat from gas-fired boiler flue gas was built and the impact of electro-compression heat pumps recovering flue gas condensation heat on boiler system efficiency and economy was analyzed. Additionally
an operation optimization strategy for the coupled gas-electricity system was proposed. Results show that the higher the return water temperature and heat load of the boiler
the higher the exhaust gas temperature of the boiler body
and the lower the thermal efficiency. As the boiler proper's thermal load and return water temperature increase
the heat pump integration improves more significantly the coupled system's thermal efficiency
with an increase of 4.4-10.4 percentage points. Raising the boiler load and lowering the return water temperature can enhance the heat pump's coefficient of performance (COP)
shortening the payback period of the heat pump system to within three years. Since the heat pump's optimal real-time power shifts toward lower power consumption and higher efficiency with increasing electricity prices
the heat pump output should be adjusted in real-time based on boiler load and gas-to-electricity price ratio.
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