The analysis of waste heat recovery in steel enterprises’ data centers based on the Co-ah cycle

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS One vol. 20, no. 5 (May 2025), p. e0323455
1. Verfasser: Wen, Kai
Weitere Verfasser: Zhou, Chengjian, Wang, Xiaopo
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520 3 |a To improve the energy economic efficiency of Data Centers (DCs) in steel enterprises, a centralized heating scheme for waste heat recovery based on the Co-ah cycle is proposed. This scheme establishes a thermoelectric connection between the self-owned power plant of the steel enterprise and the DC, creating a waste heat recovery centralized heating system for a 15 MW DC. The energy efficiency indicators, environmental benefits, economic feasibility, and adaptability of the system are evaluated. The results show that the system can effectively recover waste heat from the DC, significantly reducing cooling electricity consumption during the heating season and decreasing original heating steam consumption by about 25%. Compared to DC using free cooling, the annual operating cost is reduced by 9.7%, with a dynamic payback period for equipment of 6–7 years. The system saves 3,671.5 tons of standard coal and reduces CO2 emissions by 1,615 tons annually compared to DC using isolated free cooling and traditional heating systems. The Improved Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE’) of the system is 1.195, and the Energy Reuse Effectiveness (ERE) is 0.769, outperforming the free cooling’s index of 1.341, although Exergy Reuse Effectiveness (ExRE) is slightly higher than that of free cooling. This system offers mutual benefits for self-owned power plant, DC, and heating companies, achieving a win-win operational state through suitable energy trading prices. The research conclusion provides valuable reference for the future investment and operation of DCs in steel enterprises. 
651 4 |a China 
653 |a Steam consumption 
653 |a Waste recovery 
653 |a Green buildings 
653 |a Heat recovery 
653 |a Payback periods 
653 |a Power plants 
653 |a Cooling 
653 |a Heating 
653 |a Energy efficiency 
653 |a Steel production 
653 |a Exergy 
653 |a Steel industry 
653 |a Heat recovery systems 
653 |a Supply & demand 
653 |a Performance evaluation 
653 |a Energy consumption 
653 |a Industrial plant emissions 
653 |a Electric power generation 
653 |a Adaptability 
653 |a Natural gas 
653 |a Electricity consumption 
653 |a Data centers 
653 |a Economics 
653 |a Computer centers 
653 |a Waste heat recovery 
653 |a Gases 
653 |a Operating costs 
653 |a Electricity 
653 |a Carbon dioxide 
653 |a Cooling systems 
653 |a Carbon dioxide emissions 
653 |a Steel 
653 |a Effectiveness 
653 |a Heating systems 
653 |a Waste heat 
653 |a Cost control 
653 |a Waste analysis 
653 |a Environmental benefits 
653 |a Economic 
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700 1 |a Wang, Xiaopo 
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