Share

EXERGY ANALYSIS ELUCIDATES HEAT PUMP EFFICIENCY.

Author(s) : SOMA J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PROVIDES A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF HEAT PUMP PERFORMANCE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CARNOT'S WORK. DISCUSSES THE APPLICATION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS. EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE COP, THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS AND THE HEAT PUMP. STRESSES THAT ENERGY CAN BE REGARDED AS A DUAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF BOTH COMBINATIVE ENERGY AND ENTHALPY AND TO FULLY EVALUATE AN ENERGY, THE CONTENTS OF BOTH REGISTERS MUST BE EXAMINED. CONCLUDES IT IS TIME TO DE-CARNOTISE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT ENERGY IN GENERAL. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 20, N.5, 1985, 8-9, 85-01456.

Details

  • Original title: EXERGY ANALYSIS ELUCIDATES HEAT PUMP EFFICIENCY.
  • Record ID : 1986-1648
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. sol. Energy Eng. - vol. 82 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1985
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Links


See the source

Indexing