Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations

To addressing the high operating costs, low energy efficiency, and severe carbon emissions of high-carbon heating systems in oil and gas collectors, we proposes a new dynamic and complementary energy supply framework that couples an inverted air source heat pump with a solar collector. Unlike existi...

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Main Authors: Zhenglong Zhang, Zhiguo Wang, Yixing Yang, Haoyu Chen, Peiyuan Chen
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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Zhiguo Wang
Yixing Yang
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Peiyuan Chen
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description To addressing the high operating costs, low energy efficiency, and severe carbon emissions of high-carbon heating systems in oil and gas collectors, we proposes a new dynamic and complementary energy supply framework that couples an inverted air source heat pump with a solar collector. Unlike existing hybrid heating systems for intermittent residential demand, our solution is specifically designed for continuous heat load requirements (90 % load stability), extremely low temperature adaptation (−30 °C), and corrosion resistance inherent to industrial oil field operations. The large flat plate (LFPSC) and vacuum tube solar collector (VTSC) coupled systems were compared by TRNSYS simulation. Compared to the LFPSC, the VTSC-ASHP has a peak efficiency of 67.9 %, an average collector efficiency of 34.99 %, a heating efficiency increase of 13.10 %, an energy saving of 16.78 %, and a higher SEER (5.23 vs. 4.61). Crucially, VTSC-ASHP reduces annual coal consumption by 2230.89 kg (80.61 % primary energy saving) and shortens payback period by 1.82 years through dynamic multi-energy coordination. The core innovation of this study is that it achieves both energy cost optimisation for industrial heat networks and fills the gap in the technology for low-carbon retrofit of oil and gas gathering and transportation stations for all-weather stable energy supply.
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spelling doaj-art-e2ef2e25d7e0464ebb80fa1a47cd1f3a2025-08-20T01:50:22ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2025-08-017210626910.1016/j.csite.2025.106269Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stationsZhenglong Zhang0Zhiguo Wang1Yixing Yang2Haoyu Chen3Peiyuan Chen4College of New Energy, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065, ChinaCollege of New Energy, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065, China; Engineering Research Center of Smart Energy and Carbon Neutral in Oil & Gas Field, Universities of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an, 710065, China; Corresponding author. College of New Energy, Xi'an Shiyou University, No. 18, East Electronic Second Road, Yanta District, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710065, China.Research Institute of Oil & Gas Technology, Changqing Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Xi'an, 710021, ChinaCollege of Petroleum Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065, ChinaCollege of New Energy, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, 710065, ChinaTo addressing the high operating costs, low energy efficiency, and severe carbon emissions of high-carbon heating systems in oil and gas collectors, we proposes a new dynamic and complementary energy supply framework that couples an inverted air source heat pump with a solar collector. Unlike existing hybrid heating systems for intermittent residential demand, our solution is specifically designed for continuous heat load requirements (90 % load stability), extremely low temperature adaptation (−30 °C), and corrosion resistance inherent to industrial oil field operations. The large flat plate (LFPSC) and vacuum tube solar collector (VTSC) coupled systems were compared by TRNSYS simulation. Compared to the LFPSC, the VTSC-ASHP has a peak efficiency of 67.9 %, an average collector efficiency of 34.99 %, a heating efficiency increase of 13.10 %, an energy saving of 16.78 %, and a higher SEER (5.23 vs. 4.61). Crucially, VTSC-ASHP reduces annual coal consumption by 2230.89 kg (80.61 % primary energy saving) and shortens payback period by 1.82 years through dynamic multi-energy coordination. The core innovation of this study is that it achieves both energy cost optimisation for industrial heat networks and fills the gap in the technology for low-carbon retrofit of oil and gas gathering and transportation stations for all-weather stable energy supply.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25005295Large flat plate solar collectorVacuum tube solar collectorAir source heat pumpOil and gas gathering and transportation station
spellingShingle Zhenglong Zhang
Zhiguo Wang
Yixing Yang
Haoyu Chen
Peiyuan Chen
Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Large flat plate solar collector
Vacuum tube solar collector
Air source heat pump
Oil and gas gathering and transportation station
title Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
title_full Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
title_fullStr Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
title_full_unstemmed Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
title_short Performance comparison of LFPSC-ASHP and VTSC-ASHP heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
title_sort performance comparison of lfpsc ashp and vtsc ashp heating systems based on oil and gas gathering and transportation stations
topic Large flat plate solar collector
Vacuum tube solar collector
Air source heat pump
Oil and gas gathering and transportation station
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25005295
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