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DOMESTIC VENTILATION UNIT WITH HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT PUMP.

Author(s) : MCINTYRE D. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A VENTILATION HEAT RECOVERY UNIT CONSISTS OF A CROSSFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER AUGMENTED BY A SMALL HEAT PUMP. IT SUPPLIES WARM AIR TO ALL INHABITED ROOMS, WHILE EXTRACTING AIR FROM KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. TRIALS WERE RUN DURING THE WINTER OF 1986/87. THE UNIT PROVIDED A VENTILATION AIR FLOW OF 180 M3/H, AND A GROSS HEAT INPUT TO THE HOUSE OF 1.7 KILOWATT ; THIS FIGURE IS AVERAGED OVER TIME, AND INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF DEFROST PERIODS. AN OVERALL COP OF 3 WAS ACHIEVED.

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  • Original title: DOMESTIC VENTILATION UNIT WITH HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT PUMP.
  • Record ID : 1990-0343
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Serv. Eng. Res. Technol. - vol. 10 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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