EAGER: Heat Networks and Energy & Environment Design

这个EAGER提案是将构造定律原理应用于传热和能量问题的探索性方法。利用热网分布分析，该提案将试图定义在同一密闭空间内一个热流/能量流系统到另一个系统的分配。在一个不断发展的系统中，功率/能量如何分布是一个重要的问题。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景观区域要素的适当分配，以实现提案的概述目标。这样的分析可以得出供热/电力分配网络的基本答案，例如当集中供热比单独供热更具竞争力时。此外，我们还将考察其他树形建筑的优点。热网分析将首先通过在稳定状态下进行分析来详细检查。基于热网络模拟实验的流动建筑的整体观点将在高密度生活中进行，这对于加快未来城市地区的节能设计至关重要。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，以满足维持生命和社会进步的需要。最后，提出的方法还应研究构建能量流和水流设计为一体的物理框架，以应对能源生产过程中大量消耗的水资源的保护挑战。与能源网络一样，这项工作将结合理论指导和大量竞争流架构的数值模拟，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.