Operating characteristics of an air-source heat pump under frosting/defrosting conditions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 217, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 623-630

  He, Z ^a   Peng, Xueyuan ^a   Xing, Z ^a   Shu, P ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compressor; Defrosting; Frosting; Heat exchanger; Heat pump

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; DEFROSTING; HEATING; REFRIGERATING PIPING SYSTEMS; SOLENOIDS;

FROSTING;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSOR; HEAT EXCHANGER; HEAT PUMP;

EID: 0348147348     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095765090321700608     Document Type: Article

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