Optimal coefficient of performance and heating load relationship of a three-heat-reservoir endoreversible heat pump

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 727-733

  Chen, Lingen ^a   Wu, Chih ^b   Sun, Fengrui ^a  

^a Teaching and Research Section of Material Strength   (China)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoreversible; Heat pump; Non linear heat transfer; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043223601     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(96)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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