Shower heat exchanger: reuse of energy from heated drinking water for  CO<sub>2</sub> reduction

Deng, Z.; Mol, S.; van der Hoek, J. P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-9-1-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-9-1-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-9-1-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

Research article

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27 Jan 2016

Research article |

| 27 Jan 2016

Shower heat exchanger: reuse of energy from heated drinking water for CO₂ reduction

Z. Deng, S. Mol, and J. P. van der Hoek

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RC C57: 'Interesting article about heat recovery from showers.', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Aug 2015
RC C66: 'Interesting topic, disconnect research from Waternet's perspective', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Aug 2015
AC C67: 'Reply to the comments', Zhe Deng, 02 Sep 2015

Short summary

During a shower, a shower heat exchanger from Dutch Solar System can recover more than half of the thermal energy from the heated drinking water. Under a positive condition, installing shower heat exchangers might lead to a reduction of 54 kton CO₂ per year in Amsterdam. The research proves the efficiency and potential of the shower heat exchanger, by carrying out experiments in the laboratory and collecting data from the Uilenstede project site, a student housing estate near Amsterdam.

Shower heat exchanger: reuse of energy from heated drinking water for CO2 reduction

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Shower heat exchanger: reuse of energy from heated drinking water for CO₂ reduction