Effects of adsorbent conductivity and permeability on the performance of a solid sorption heat pump

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-59

  Ellis, M W ^a   Wepfer, W J ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; COOLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; REFRIGERANTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

SOLID SORPTION HEAT PUMP; THERMAL WAVE CYCLE;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032623709     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795060     Document Type: Article

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