Viability of a district heating system in Fjarðabyggð using waste heat from Alcoa Fjarðaál

• Main Author: Leó Blær Haraldsson 1992-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Vélaverkfræði; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Upphitun húsa; Álver; Varmaflutningur; Tækni- og verkfræðideild; Mechanical engineering; District heating; Aluminum industry; Heat Transmission; School of Science and Engineering; Reyðarfjörður; Fjarðabyggð; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/32367

This thesis describes a study of the viability of using excess energy from the exhaust gases at the Alcoa Fjarðaál aluminium plant to provide residential heating and hot water for household use in Reyðarfjörður. The results of the study indicate that such a system would be technically viable as well...