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Potential of gas microturbines for integration in commercial laundries

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  • Vítězslav Máša

    (Brno University of Technology)

  • Petr Bobák

    (Brno University of Technology)

  • Marek Vondra

    (Brno University of Technology)

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Cogeneration of electrical energy and heat has become a steadily growing and flourishing segment of energy industry. Application potential of microturbines moved from back-up sources for electrical energy and island operation systems, and expended as a combined source for electrical energy and heat in commercial facilities and residential premises. In this paper, we wish to present an analysis of gas microturbine integration in a commercial laundry. We opted for a professional laundry care since it is a common representative of a well-known process which requires a lot of energy input. We focus on commercial laundries with a capacity over 1000 kg of processed laundry per shift. This type of laundries is very common and has a large innovation potential. The gas microturbine was considered as a cogeneration unit as it has a process-adequate performance (30 kWe). Its flue gas helps heat main laundry input flows: hot water for the washing machines and hot flue gas for the dryers. Incorporation of a progressive technology with a common commercial process gives us a promising application potential for our work. Prices of commercial microturbines are still rather high and short payback period may be expected only if very specific conditions are met.

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  • Vítězslav Máša & Petr Bobák & Marek Vondra, 2017. "Potential of gas microturbines for integration in commercial laundries," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 849-866, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:operea:v:17:y:2017:i:3:d:10.1007_s12351-016-0263-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s12351-016-0263-8
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