Quick selection of industrial heat pump types including the impact of thermodynamic losses

D.M. van de Bor and C.A. Infante Ferreira

Energy, 2013, vol. 53, issue C, 312-322

Abstract: Making a rough performance estimate for conventional vapor compression and vapor recompression heat pumps is straight forward: Dividing the Carnot efficiency by 2 results in a reasonable estimate. Still, actual performance of heat pumps could easily vary to a large extent.

Keywords: Heat pumps; Distillation; Cost; Temperature glide; Temperature lift (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.02.065

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