2. Heat supply systems

2.1 Types of heat supply systems

The heat supply system comprises all the installations and equipment in the heat production, transport, distribution and consumption chain.

Heat supply systems can be classified according to several aspects.

An initial classification can be made according to the type of heat consumers served by the heat supply system. In this respect, we can distinguish heat supply systems that supply the following categories of user: urban consumers, tertiary consumers, industrial consumers and vegetable and/or flower greenhouses. A heat distribution system can supply either a specific type of consumer, or several categories. Typically, urban heat supply systems supply thermal energy to urban and tertiary consumers,...