EAGER: Heat Networks and Energy & Environment Design

CBET-1347188 PI：BEJAN这个急切的提议是一种探索性的方法，将构造定律的原理应用于热传递和能量问题。利用热网分布分析，该提案将寻求确定在同一受限空间内将一个热/能量流动系统分配给另一个系统。如何在一个不断发展的系统中分配电力/能量是一个需要解决的重要问题。PI计划开发分布式能源系统的设计，通过考虑人口的供暖需求，展示能源消耗节点和区域要素在景观上的适当分配，以实现提案概述的目标。这样的分析可能导致热/电力分配网络的基本答案，例如当集中供热变得比分户供暖更具竞争力时。此外，还将研究其他树形建筑的优点。首先将通过在稳态下执行分析来详细检查热网络分析。在这项针对高密度生活的工作中，基于热网络模拟实验的流动结构的整体视图对于加快城市地区未来的节能设计是必不可少的。重要的是，这项工作将有助于发现可持续设计的方法，使消耗的燃料最少，以满足维持社会生活和进步的需要。最后，提出的方法还应研究建立一个物理框架，其中能流和水流的设计是同一设计，以应对在能源生产过程中大量消耗的水资源的节约挑战。与能源网络一样，这项工作将结合理论指导方针和对相互竞争的流动结构进行大量数值模拟，以寻找最佳解决方案。

CBET - 1347188 PI: Bejan This EAGER proposal is an exploratory approach to applying principles of the Constructal Law to problems in heat transfer and energy. Using heat network distribution analysis the proposal will seek to define the allocation of one heat/energy flow system to another within the same confined space. How power/energy is distributed in an evolving system is an important question that will be addressed. The PI plans to develop designs of distributed energy systems to achieve the outlined objectives of the proposal by demonstrating the proper allocation of the nodes of energy consumption and area elements on the landscape through consideration of the heating needs of a population. Such analyses could lead to fundamental answers of heat/power distribution networks such as when central heating becomes more competitive than individual heating. Additionally, the merits of other tree-shaped architectures will be examined. The thermal network analysis will be first examined in detailed by performing analyses in the steady state. The holistic view of flow architecture based on the thermal network simulation experiments to be performed in this work for high-density living is essential for expediting the fuel-efficient design of urban areas going forward. Importantly, this work will help discover methods in sustainable design such that the minimal amount of fuel is consumed to meet the needs of sustaining life and progress of society. Finally, the methods proposed shall also investigate the construction of a physics framework in which design of energy flow and water flow are of one design, to meet the challenge of conserving water resources that are heavily consumed in the energy production process. Like the energy networks, the work will be a combination of theoretical guidelines and numerous numerical simulations of competing flow architectures to look for optimal solutions.