Efficiency analisys of the heat pump system for raw milk cooling with precooler and possibility for waste heat recovery through sanitary water heating

Abstract

Contemporary livestock production implies production of highly valuable, biologically and chemically safe products. Dairy production has no exception too. On the contrary, the quality standards for raw milk are highly increased. The quality of raw milk is defined by its chemical composition and the total count of microorganisms in control volume. In this paper we discussed the performance of advanced system for heat recovery from raw milk and its application in the process of preheating and preparation of process water. The energy and exergy efficiency of one of such systems were analyzed. It was determined that the implementation of the system for milk cooling with precooling and using the waste heat for preheating process water could achieve significant savings. The system consists of 'milk to water' heat pump, pre-cooler for milk cooling and storage tank for process water with heating possibility. Values of exergy efficiency of each component of system and potential improving of components performances were determined. Also, the exergy efficiency and potential improvement of complete system were determined.

Keywords

• energy efficiency
• heat pump
• milk
• cooling
• exergy