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High temperature test results and application cases of a rotation heat pump.

Number: 0413

Author(s) : LÄNGAUER A., ADLER B.

Summary

The environmentally friendly working fluid, based on noble gases like Helium, Argon and Krypton, is used in the counterclockwise Joule-cycle in a Rotation Heat Pump (RHP). Combined with centrifugal compression this leads to a very high Coefficient of Performance (COP) at high sink outlet temperatures compared to conventional compression heat pumps. Since the realized Joule-Cycle is based on an always gaseous working fluid, the heat transfer in the heat exchangers is sensible. Therefore, neither the issue of lubrication of the compressor nor the critical point of the working fluid limit the maximum sink output temperature. The data shown provides information about the electricity consumption, the flow temperatures and the heat output provided by the system. The results show that the prototype of the RHP K7 can achieve a COP >3.5 for sink outlet temperatures higher than 100 °C. The correlations between the main rotor speed, temperature spread and thermal power are analyzed for the test run as well. Based on this, application cases in the industry and the field of energy services are presented and the advantages of the Rotation Heat Pump are described. Those are, for example, the high spread of sink and source when providing cooling and heating as well as the flexibility using one machine at different temperature levels. Further, an outlook for adaptions to realize sink outlet temperatures >150°C will be given.

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  • Original title: High temperature test results and application cases of a rotation heat pump.
  • Record ID : 30031165
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: 14th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2023, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Publication date: 2023/05/15

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