Exergy analysis and optimization of a solar-assisted heat pump

E Torres R, M Picon Nuñez and J Cervantes de G

Energy, 1998, vol. 23, issue 4, 337-344

Abstract: A theoretical and experimental exergy analysis of a solar-assisted heat pump for air heating is presented. An experimental prototype that operates as a solar-assisted or as a conventional heat pump was tested to determine exergetic efficiency, total system irreversibility and component irreversibilities. A methodology for determination of the optimum temperature of the working fluid in the evaporation and condensation steps is proposed. The methodology is based on maximization of efficiency in these two parts of the system.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(97)00079-0

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