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heat source) during 24h. However, the demand for hot
water in the Natural Medicine Ward varies significantly
during 24h. The utilization of waste heat from sewage
water caused the necessity of introduction of storage tanks
with total capacity of 80 m
3
(each has 40 m
3
). Usually the
total sewage volume dumped during approximately 8 hours
is about 55 m
3
. The sewage bathes are taken between 7 a.m.
to 3 p.m. six days per week, without Sundays. The peak
hours of treatment are from 8.30 a.m. to 12 a.m. Apart from
the daily peak hours there are also peak months, and these
are from May to September (including). During peak
months it is about 65 m
3
of
sewage water per day. In the out
off season months, i.e. December – January, it is about 45
m
3
or even less.
5. FINAL RESULTS OF MODERNISATION
Due to 2
nd
phase of modernization total final space heating
energy was reduced by 2952 MWh/year and total hot water
final heating energy requirements by 3190 MWh/year. Total
hot water heating energy supplied by renewable energy and
heat recovery systems is equal to 716 MWh/year, what
constitutes about ¼ of the total hot water demands. The
annual energy input from solar energy and waste heat is
following:
Solar collectors: 231.7 MWh/year
Heat recovery from sulphur sewage supplied by the heat
pumps: 461 MWh/year
Heat recovery from ice water machine supplied by the heat
pump: 23 MWh/year
During first years of operation of the solar system it turns
out that there is a problem with too much solar radiation in
summer. To avoid this situation the solar system will be
upgrading by introduction of bigger storage volume and
improved control system, to assure that all available solar
radiation can be used.
Nowadays, primary energy for heating purposes from fossil
fuels is about 7.901 GWh/year, with primary energy for:
Space heating: 4.298 GWh/year
DHW and technological hot water: 3.603 GWh/year
However, the total annual primary DHW and technological
hot water heating energy is equal to 4645 MWh/year, with
primary energy from renewables or heat recovery equal to:
1042.2 MWh/year, with the following components:
Solar energy: 337.5 MWh/year
Heat from sulphur sewage: 671.2 MWh/year
Heat recovery from ice water: 33.5 MWh/year
After the 2
nd
phase of modernization CO
2
emission
accounts for 1 580.2 tons/year, with 859.6 tons/year
because of space heating energy (about 55%) and 721.6
tons/year of DHW and technological hot water heating. The
primary energy savings because of utilization of solar
energy and recuperation of waste heat give reduction of
CO
2
emission about 265.5 tons/year.
Nowadays, besides substantial energy and fuel savings, the
attractiveness of the sanatorium (and the entire region)
benefits as a facility that utilizes modern and unconven-
tional solutions for energy saving and environmental
protection. Modern sanatorium facilities show that the
environment condition should be considerate while taking
care directly of patient's health and well-being. The
further improvement of indoor climate through introduction
of new HVAC systems in more building spaces and
reduction of energy consumption, including better
utilization of solar energy, is to be developed in the next
energy modernization phase.
6. ACKNOWLADGMENTS
Thermal modernization aspects and polygeneration
problems using Busko example as a case study are addressed
in the CAMELIA project realized under the VI
Framework Programmes of the EU projects (contract No.
TREN/04/FP6EN/S07.31777/506486).
7. REFERENCES
(1) National Standards. PN-B-02025
:2001. Annex C.
(2) D. Chwieduk, D. Koc. “Utilization of waste heat and
solar energy in “Wlokniarz” sanatorium in Busko
Zdrój”. Conceptual study and report elaborated for
internal use of sanatorium. 2004.
(3) D. Chwieduk, D. Koc. Internal reports on Busko Zdroj
as a case study for CAMELIA project. 2005- 2007.