With the 1.4 MW fuel cell system at the campus, the byproduct heat will be utilized to reduce the utility cost. Although the heating above 250F is 0.66MW, only 50% of this heat is used in the loop for three buildings. In this work, the heat demands from the buildings will be calculated and the existing heating pipes will be analyzed. Since the swimming pool consumes the most of the available heat in the Wheeler Recreation Center, estimation of such heat will be estimated based on the heat conduction and water evaporation.

The result of this work will lead to the future of the district heating system at the University of Bridgeport where the waste heat will be from existing power plants, thus the energy efficiency will be improved and the cost will be reduced.