Numerical analysis of adsorptive temperature wave regenerative heat pump

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 405-418

  Amar, N Ben ^a   Sun, L M ^a   Meunier, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cycle comparison; Heat pump; Mathematical model; Temperature wave

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GAS ADSORPTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGENERATORS; WATER; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTIVE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; COOLING COEFFICIENT; CYCLE COMPARISON; TEMPERATURE WAVE;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030150922     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-4311(95)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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