The UJI creates a system that improves the performance and reliability of steam compression equipment
The invention of the Thermal and Energy Systems Engineering Group has been tested in the laboratory and is seeking a licensing agreement
image: Photo: The invention of the Thermal and Energy Systems Engineering Group has been tested in the laboratory and is seeking a licensing agreement. Improving energy consumption, performance and reliability of steam compression systems used for heating or cooling are some of the benefits of the new system developed by the Thermal and Energy Systems Engineering (ISTENER) research group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, coordinated by Professor Joaquín Navarro. In addition, this invention reduces the risk of degradation of certain critical components and working fluids and, under extreme operating conditions, the system helps to maintain operating temperatures within the limits of standard commercial components, thereby reducing the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of steam compression systems. The industrial invention falls within the field of cold and/or heat production using vapour compression installations (air conditioning and refrigeration systems and industrial applications of high-temperature heat pumps). It has a prototype that has been validated in a laboratory environment and is ready for development and adaptation to specific applications and subsequent licensing agreements. The researchers who have participated in the development have assured that "although these systems have been with us for many years, there is still great potential for improving their energy efficiency and durability. In this regard, we have conceived an idea that can provide rapid and significant economic returns and system reliability".
Credit: Universitat Jaume I of Castellón
Improving energy consumption, performance and reliability of steam compression systems used for heating or cooling are some of the benefits of the new system developed by the Thermal and Energy Systems Engineering (ISTENER) research group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, coordinated by Professor Joaquín Navarro.
In addition, this invention reduces the risk of degradation of certain critical components and working fluids and, under extreme operating conditions, the system helps to maintain operating temperatures within the limits of standard commercial components, thereby reducing the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of steam compression systems.
The industrial invention falls within the field of cold and/or heat production using vapour compression installations (air conditioning and refrigeration systems and industrial applications of high-temperature heat pumps). It has a prototype that has been validated in a laboratory environment and is ready for development and adaptation to specific applications and subsequent licensing agreements.
The researchers who have participated in the development have assured that "although these systems have been with us for many years, there is still great potential for improving their energy efficiency and durability. In this regard, we have conceived an idea that can provide rapid and significant economic returns and system reliability".
The Universitat Jaume I, through the Cooperation and Technological Development Office and the Vice-Rector's Office for Transfer, Innovation and Scientific Dissemination, facilitates the scientific and technological transfer of its research staff with the aim of advancing its vocation for the transmission and dissemination of scientific, technical, social and humanistic knowledge.