Heat Pumps

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    Author
    Aye, L
    Editor
    Fath, BD; Jørgensen, SE; Cole, M
    Date
    2020-07-29
    Source Title
    Managing Air Quality and Energy Systems
    Publisher
    CRC Press
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Aye, Lu
    Affiliation
    Infrastructure Engineering
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    Citations
    Aye, L. (2020). Heat Pumps. Fath, BD (Ed.). Jørgensen, SE (Ed.). Cole, M (Ed.). Managing Air Quality and Energy Systems, (Second), pp.617-631. CRC Press.
    Access Status
    This item is embargoed and will be available on 2022-01-01
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/258495
    DOI
    10.1201/9781003043461-42
    Abstract
    In this second volume, Managing Air Quality and Energy Systems, the reader is introduced to the general concepts and processes of the atmosphere, with its related systems. Heat pumps capture heat energy from low-grade heat sources such as ambient air, ground, and waste heat streams and upgrade to a higher temperature level for useful applications. This entry includes a brief history, fundamentals, classifications, applications and performance parameters of heat pumps. Working principles of the thermoelectric heat pump, the absorption heat pump, the gas compression heat pump and the vapor compression heat pump are explained. Performance parameters of the heat pump systems (coefficient of performance, energy efficiency ratio, primary energy ratio, and ambient energy fraction) are presented. The short-term and long-term greenhouse gas saving potential for the use of heat pumps are discussed.

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