An economic and technical case for a compressor/expander unit for heat pumps

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 831-842

  Henderson, P C ^a   Hewitt, N J ^a   Mongey, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic and technical analysis; R410a; Rotary expansion compressor

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COMPRESSORS; ECONOMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ROTARY EXPANSION COMPRESSORS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

ECONOMICS; HEAT PUMP; ROTARY COMPRESSOR;

EID: 0034234405     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-114X(200007)24:9<831::AID-ER638>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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