MSc Dissertation

[iulko]

Any ideas or topic which can make a good dissertation for my MSc. in Building Services.

I am thinking to write something about feasibility of district heating system.
Any suggestion?
Thanks

 

[immsk]

In Canada, their was a recent announcement for implementation of an aggressive Carbon tax regime that'll make the cost of gas as a heat source more expensive than electricity. This is going to make owners/engineers take a closer look at non gas based heating/humidification technologies as well as new ways to reduce energy demand:
- Air Source Heat pump technology that can provide heating at low ambient temperatures - many on the market can't provide hot water when the outside temperature is too low
- Sewage heat recovery
- Using heat pump technology to produce Domestic hot water at a large scale - residential heaters have been around but the technology atleast in Canada hasn't become widespread at a commercial level
- Heat recovery combined with some form of storage to mitigate the need for having simultaneous loads

Hope this helps, good luck!

 

[Buildtech2]

Few suggestions below..

 Optimization of central extract ventilation system design for dirty areas such as wash rooms, pantries, etc.
 Design considerations in mission critical cooling circuits
 ACMV design attributes of extra tall high volume spaces
 Optimization of fire protection system design for super/mega tall towers