Zero Energy Design

Heat recovery
Eric van den Ham

Image credits go here

Heat losses
5°C
• Transmission

• Ventilation
20°C
• Infiltration

• Domestic hot water

sewer system
Recovery of transmission
losses
Heat exchangers
Harvesting heat from the greenhouse
heat exchanger /
heat collector

solar
heat

heat pump
hot water tank

Supplied by SolarCompleet
Principle of heat exchangers
Fluid can be
water, air or Warm fluid cools down
refrigerant

Contact surface
as large as
possible Colder fluid warms up
A water to air heat exchanger
Fins to increase
the contact surface
Air to water heat exchanger
heat collector /
heat exchanger

solar
heat

heat pump
hot water tank

Supplied by SolarCompleet
Heat exchanger /collector with heat pump

Heat exchanger/
Heat collector Heat pump
Supplied by SolarCompleet/Climer
Recovery of ventilation losses
Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery

4 1 outdoor

Itho HRU 3
Ecofan

1. Fresh cold air in

Image credts Itho

2. Exhaust warm air coming from the house
3 2 indoor 3. Preheated fresh air supplied to the rooms
4. Cooled down exhaust air blown out
Air to air heat exchanger
4
1

4 1

Itho HRU 3
Ecofan

2
3
1. Fresh cold air in

Image credts Itho

2. Exhaust warm air coming from the house
2 3. Preheated fresh air supplied to the rooms
3
4. Cooled down exhaust air blown out
Air to air heat exchanger

Image credts Itho

Stacked parallel layers
Counterflow heat exchanger 0°C
Heat recovery efficiency 90% 2°C
2°C 0°C

90%
reduction of
ventilation
heat losses

Image credts Itho

20°C
18°C 20°C 18°C
Heat recovery from shower
water
Waste water heat losses

- Shower
- Kitchen sink
- Washing machine
- Dish washer
Shower heat recovery

50% heat recovery

Images Technea.nl
Example heat recovery duct
Shower heat recovery
Shower tray heat recovery

Images Technea.nl
Showerdrain with heat recovery (Technea)
Ground duct ventilation
Ground duct ventilation
Ground temperature (Climate Consultant)

a ground duct
can warm the
incoming air to
5 to 10 degrees
in winter
Ground temperature (Climate Consultant)

a ground duct
can cool down
the incoming
air to 15
degrees in
summer
Ground duct system school
Kalmoes Friesland College
Picture Willem van der Spoel
 Requirements ground duct ventilation
§ Suitable soil
§ Enough space available
§ Moderate climates
§ Climates with big day/night
temperature difference
§ Not for tropical climates
Heat recovery
Summary

§ Heat exchanger / heat collector

§ Heat recovery from ventilation air
§ Heat recovery from shower water
§ Ground duct ventilation