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INTRODUCTION TO ENGINE-DRIVEN HEAT PUMPS: CONCEPTS, APPROACH, AND ECONOMICS.

Author(s) : COLOSIMO D. D.

Summary

CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMICS HAVE PROMPTED THE CONSIDERATION OF USING HEAT PUMPS FOR CONDITIONING OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. IN CURRENT PRACTICE, FUEL IS CONVERTED AT A CENTRAL ELECTRIC STATION TO PROVIDE POWER TO HEAT PUMPS DRIVEN BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. AN OBVIOUS IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE TO MOVE THE FUEL CONVERSION PROCESS FROM THE CENTRAL STATION TO THE POINT OF USE. ALSO, THE USE OF AN ENGINE DRIVING A HEAT PUMP WOULD ALLOW THE ENGINE'S WASTE HEAT TO BE UTILIZED AT THE SITE. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE TECHNICAL APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING PURSUED IS PRESENTED.

Details

  • Original title: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINE-DRIVEN HEAT PUMPS: CONCEPTS, APPROACH, AND ECONOMICS.
  • Record ID : 1988-2465
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 93; n. 2; 987-996; 7 fig.; 2 tabl.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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