DESIGNING HEAT PUMPS INTO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS.

Author(s) : ALLEN J. H.

Type of article: Article

Summary

CONCENTRATES ON HEAT PUMPS USING AMBIENT AIR AS A SOURCE OF HEAT. DISCUSSES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT DESIGN FOR THEIR ECONOMICAL OPERATION. POINTS OUT THAT HEAT PUMPS ARE QUITE CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES OF -15 DEG C. DISCUSSES FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING A HEAT PUMP FOR A SPECIFIC APPLICATION. TREATS DEFROSTING PROBLEMS. PROVIDES PRACTICAL ADVICE CONCERNING CONTROLS, PREHEATING AND SUPPLEMENTARY HEATING, NOISE NUISANCE AND LEGISLATION.

Details

  • Original title: DESIGNING HEAT PUMPS INTO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS.
  • Record ID : 1986-1646
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat. Air Cond. J. - vol. 55 - n. 637
  • Publication date: 1985/04

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