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MONITORING HEAT PUMPS IN USE.

Author(s) : GOODALL E. G. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

RESULTS FROM THE OPERATION OF AIR-TO-AIR UNITS IN FOUR COMMERCIAL PREMISES SUGGEST THAT STEADY-STATE DESIGN CALCULATIONS PRODUCE ESTIMATES OF SAVINGS THAT WILL NOT BE REALISED IN PRACTICE. DATA ARE TABULATED AND SHOWN IN THE GRAPHS FOR A BANK, A SHOP, A SCHOOL AND AN OFFICE. IN CALCULATING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A BUILDING HEATED INTERMITTENTLY BY A HEAT PUMP, THE INTER-RELATION OF THE PREHEAT PERIOD, THE SIZE OF HEAT PUMP AND CONTROL OF THE DIRECT ELECTRIC HEATING MUST IN PARTICULAR BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. USING STEADY STATE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS UNDERESTIMATES OF BOTH ENERGY COSTS AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION. E.W.S.

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  • Original title: MONITORING HEAT PUMPS IN USE.
  • Record ID : 1982-0243
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Build. Res. Pract./ Bâtim. int. - vol. 9 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1981
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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