"A Revolutionary Rotary Ericsson Heat Pump & Engine."
Ericsson Revolution Project
The aim of the project is to develop a mechanical heat pump utilizing the Ericsson thermodynamic cycle designed from the outset to match as closely as possible the ideal Carnot cycle.
The system can be used both as an engine and cooler (and air conditioners and refrigerators), depending on the thermodynamic cycle direction. By use of the rotary system, we aim to overcome almost all of the pitfalls of earlier designs. This system consists of two pairs of independently driven rotors each controlled by a motor-generator.
The proposed Ericsson heat pump system will use a highly efficient, environmentally friendly working fluid, e.g., helium or hydrogen replacing the conventional vapour compression cycle that uses harmful CFC's. This would give a breakthrough for many areas, of refrigeration systems, industrial coolers, and solar/geothermal/industrial heat electricity generation, etc., to reduce energy consumption and carbon emission.
The proposed project will involve the computer simulation, design and optimisation, construction and lab testing a first-of-its-kind small scale prototype system.
Project Partners
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University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham is a research-led University in the United Kingdom with annual research awards totalling €190 million. It has the largest number of top-rated (by Higher Education Funding Council) Departments in UK Universities for research following Cambridge, Oxford and London Universities.
Professor Saffa Riffat, the academic investigator of the proposed project, is a Chair in Sustainable Energy and the Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment.
Geo Green Power
Geo Green Power‘s main business activities are the design, installation, and management of electricity generation and storage systems.
The renewable energy systems designed by GGP are installed in close association with the electricity distribution network operators (DNO’s) around the country, requiring intimate knowledge of the relevant network standards
D'Ascanio Research Ltd
D'Ascanio Research Ltd was created to develop and promote the revolutionary Ericsson cycle system. The highly efficient and HFC free concept will be developed as widely as possible for the greatest possible green impact.
Possible applications include a heat pump (air conditioning, refrigeration, coolers) and as a external heat engine (mCHP, generators, waste heat to power).
Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. It works with people, companies and partner organizations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy
Innovate UK supports key events known as entrepreneur ‘missions' run in partnership with UK Trade and Investment. Missions involve the pick of innovative and often early stage UK companies in Innovate UK priority areas or themes including digital, healthcare or clean technology travelling to countries strong in innovation and enterprise, such as the US, China and Brazil. While there the companies have the opportunity to make new connections and meet potential investors, suppliers and customers and grow their business internationally.
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