1.

Introduction
Hot water plays an import role in modem life (Turner, 1997). The
consumption of hot water represents a significant part of the nation's
energy consumption. One way of reducing the energy consumption
involved, and hence the cost of that energy, is to reclaim heat from the
waste warm water that is discharged to the sewer each day. To recover
heat from waste water in residential and commercial buildings is hard to
achieve in quality because of its low temperature range. Nevertheless,
efforts to recycle this waste energy could result in significant energy
savings.
A practical and efficient way for the wastewater heat recovery is to
position a heat exchanger in the waste pipeline and remove the heat
continuously from the waste not only as it is discharged but between
discharges as well (Parker & Tucker, 1991). The advantage of the system
is that it is not only provides useful energy during simultaneous flow of
cold supply and warm drain water but also has the ability to store
recovered heat at the bottom of a hot water storage tank for later use.
From the consumer's point of view, the principal reason for attempting to
recover waste heat from the waste warm water is economic. The use of
waste heat recovery can improve the energy efficiency and reduce the
consumption and the cost of the energy. It must be noted from the outset,
however, the true economics cannot look at the energy cost savings
alone: the capital and installation cost of any energy- saving device must
be considered as well, and the energy cost savings must provide an
acceptable rate of return on the investment made.
The objective of this research was to develop a heat exchanger for a
waste water heat recovery system. In an attempt to conserve energy, it is
proposed to pass the warm water at a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius
through a heat exchanger to preheat the incoming cold water before it
enters the electric heater. Water is flowing at the rate 80 kg/min is heated

by an electric heater from 20 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius to be

used for washing purpose in industrial process unit. After washing, the
warm water at a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius is drained to the ditch.

REFERENCE
G.J.Parker& A.S.Tucker,DynamicSimulationofaDomesticHotWaterSystem,AppliedEnergy
(40)(1991)pl19.
WayneC.Turner,EnergyManagementHandbook,3rdEdition,1997,pI525,TheFairmontPress,Inc.,
Liburn,USA.