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Investigation of Environmental Impacts of Energy Utilization in Space Heating

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This study presents the analysis of the energy and exergy utilization of the Balıkesir space-heating sector (BSHS) in the years of 1996 and 2010 and environmental impacts of their usage. In this analysis, actual data were used in the calculations. Total energy and exergy inputs are calculated to be 3.58 and 3.68 PJ in 1996, while they are determined to be 4.55 and 4.69 PJ in 2010, respectively. Annual fuel consumptions in space heating are determined according to appliances. The overall space heating energy efficiency value for the BSHS is found to be 48.46 % in 1996, and is determined to be 66.89 % in 2010. The exergy efficiency value for that is obtained to be 3.26, 3.83 % in the analyzed years, respectively. The present study clearly indicates the necessity of the planned studies towards increasing exergy efficiencies and decreasing emission values in the sector studied and especially the critical role of policy makers in establishing effective energy-efficiency delivery mechanisms throughout the country. It may be concluded that the current methodology is useful for analyzing the sectoral energy and exergy utilization, giving energy saving opportunities.

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Abbreviations

a :

Type of energy

e :

Share of electrical energy use

ex :

Specific exergy (kJ/kg)

Ex :

Exergy (kJ)

f :

Share of fuel use

HHV :

Higher heating value (kJ/kg)

ke :

Kinetic energy (kJ/kg)

m :

Mass (kg)

Q :

Heat transfer (kJ)

q :

Quality factor of an energy carrier

T :

Temperature (K)

W :

Shaft work, work (kJ)

\({\varepsilon_{1}}\) :

Energy (first law) efficiency (%)

\({\varepsilon_{2}}\) :

Exergy (second law) efficiency (%)

γ:

Exergy grade function

0:

Dead state or reference environment

c :

Component

d :

Direct

e :

Electrical

f :

Fuel, first

h :

Heating

ke :

Kinetic energy

o :

Overall

p :

Product

Q :

Heat

osh :

Overall space heating

s :

Stream

sh :

Space heating

W :

Work

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Balıkesir, Turkey

    N. Ilten & E. Yalcin

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, 34668, Turkey

    Z. Utlu

  3. Environmental Problems Research and Application Center, Balıkesir, Turkey

    H. Yalcin

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Ilten, N., Utlu, Z., Yalcin, E. et al. Investigation of Environmental Impacts of Energy Utilization in Space Heating. Arab J Sci Eng 38, 2809–2820 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-012-0487-8

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