Thermodynamic Analysis of the Operation of Two-Stage Metal-Hydride Heat Pumps

Applied Energy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-47

  Sun, Da Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL-HYDRIDE; PUMPS-HEAT; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRIDES; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT AMPLIFYING; HEAT UPGRADING; TWO STAGE METAL HYDRIDE HEAT PUMPS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029675371     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-2619(95)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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