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{{Short description|Infrastructure for generating thermal energy for use in district heating}} |
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{{Other uses|Heating Plant (disambiguation){{!}}Heating Plant}} |
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[[File:Tiprusniemi heating plant.jpg|thumb|Tiprusniemi Heating Plant in [[Siilinjärvi]], [[Finland]]]] |
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[[File:Fernheizwer Süd.jpg|thumb|The largest Austrian fossil fired district heating plant. Total heat power 358,000 kW.]] |
[[File:Fernheizwer Süd.jpg|thumb|The largest Austrian fossil fired district heating plant. Total heat power 358,000 kW.]] |
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[[Image:Varmeverk1 lund.jpg|250px|thumb| |
[[Image:Varmeverk1 lund.jpg|250px|thumb|Heating plant in [[Lund]]]] |
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[[File:Gas boiler room in a school in Buryatia, Russia.jpg|thumb|Gas boiler room in a school in Buryatia, Russia]] |
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| ⚫ | A '''heating plant''', also called a physical plant, or steam plant, generates [[thermal energy]] in the form of [[steam]] for use in [[district heating]] applications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=district heating plant — European Environment Agency |url=https://www.eea.europa.eu/help/glossary/eea-glossary/district-heating-plant |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.eea.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> Unlike [[combined heat and power]] installations which produce thermal energy as a by-product of [[electricity generation]], heating plants are dedicated to generating heat for use in various processes. |
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| ⚫ | Heating plants are commonly used at hospital or university campuses, military bases, office tower complexes, and public housing complexes. The plant will generate steam which is distributed to each building where it is used to make domestic hot water for human consumption, heating hot water in the case of hydronic systems, air conditioning through the use of absorption refrigeration units, air heating in HVAC units, humidification, or sterilization at hospitals. The steam may be sold to each customer and billed through the use of a steam flow meter. |
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| ⚫ | Heating plants are commonly used at hospital or university campuses, military bases, office tower complexes, and public housing complexes. The plant will generate steam which is distributed to each building where it is used to make domestic hot water for human consumption, heating hot water in the case of hydronic heating systems, air conditioning through the use of absorption refrigeration units, air heating in HVAC units, humidification, industrial laundry systems, or sterilization at hospitals. The steam may be sold to each customer and billed through the use of a steam flow meter. |
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They feature boilers, either water tube or fire tube, which generate steam for various uses and demands. The plant also hosts all of the boiler auxiliaries such as water treatment equipment, air handling, fuel handling, controls, instrument air, and various other plant systems which support the production of steam. |
They feature boilers, either water tube or fire tube, which generate steam for various uses and demands. The plant also hosts all of the boiler auxiliaries such as water treatment equipment, air handling, fuel handling, controls, instrument air, and various other plant systems which support the production of steam. |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heat-Only Boiler Station}} |
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[[Category:Boilers]] |
[[Category:Boilers]] |
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[[Category:Residential heating]] |
[[Category:Residential heating]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 22 November 2024
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A heating plant, also called a physical plant, or steam plant, generates thermal energy in the form of steam for use in district heating applications.[1] Unlike combined heat and power installations which produce thermal energy as a by-product of electricity generation, heating plants are dedicated to generating heat for use in various processes.
Heating plants are commonly used at hospital or university campuses, military bases, office tower complexes, and public housing complexes. The plant will generate steam which is distributed to each building where it is used to make domestic hot water for human consumption, heating hot water in the case of hydronic heating systems, air conditioning through the use of absorption refrigeration units, air heating in HVAC units, humidification, industrial laundry systems, or sterilization at hospitals. The steam may be sold to each customer and billed through the use of a steam flow meter.
They feature boilers, either water tube or fire tube, which generate steam for various uses and demands. The plant also hosts all of the boiler auxiliaries such as water treatment equipment, air handling, fuel handling, controls, instrument air, and various other plant systems which support the production of steam.
The heating plant can use different fuels:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "district heating plant — European Environment Agency". www.eea.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
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