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HEAT PUMP APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE.

[In Italian. / En italien.]

Author(s) : PACATI G., RIVA G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A SUMMARY OF THE PAPERS DISCUSSED AT A MEETING HELD IN ITALY ON THE UTILISATION OF HEAT PUMPS IN AGRICULTURE. APPLICATION SUCH AS HEATING OR COOLING OF GREENHOUSE, HEATING OR DEHUMIDIFYING OF COWHOUSES, DRYING OF SEEDS (MAIZE) AND HEAT TREATMENT OF WINE ARE REPORTED. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT, IN SPITE OF ITS INHERENT ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL, HEAT PUMP IN AGRICULTURE IS ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE ONLY IN THE CASE OF PROTRACTED TIME OF UTILISATION DURING THE YEAR. AS FOR THE OVERALL GLOBAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY, A HEAT PUMP DRIVEN BY AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH HEAT RECOVERY IS SEEN AS THE MOST PROFITABLE OPTION. E. F.

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  • Original title: [In Italian. / En italien.]
  • Record ID : 1992-1404
  • Languages: Italian
  • Source: Termotecnica - vol. 45 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 1991/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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