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WINTER PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMP.

Author(s) : TARNAWSKI V. R., YUET P. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE PAPER DEALS WITH THE EFFECT OFA SNOWCOVER ON THE COP OF A RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMP WITH A SINGLE LAYER GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER FOR MARITIME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS (CANADA). A COMPUTER PROGRAM WAS USED TO SIMULATE A SNOWCOVER AND HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER IN THE GROUND. RESULTS SHOW THAT AN INCREASED THICKNESS OF A SNOWCOVER MAY EVOKE AN INCREASE OF THE COP OF THE GROUND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM. NOTICEABLE CHANGES OF THE COP ARE OBSERVED WITHIN A SNOW-DEPTH RANGE FROM 0 TO 100 MILLIMETRES. A FURTHER INCREASE IN SNOW DEPTH DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE COP WHICH HEREAFTER APPEARS TO BE INDEPENDENT ON A DEPTH OF A HORIZONTAL GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER.

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  • Original title: WINTER PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMP.
  • Record ID : 1989-0734
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat Recov. Syst. CHP - vol. 8 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1988

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