Performance of a multi-functional direct-expansion solar assisted heat pump system

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 795-803

  Kuang, Y H ^a   Wang, R Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct expansion; Heat pump; Solar assisted; Water heater

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPRESSORS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE(COP); DIRECT EXPANSIONS; SOLAR ASSISTED; WATER HEATER;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPRESSORS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEAT PRODUCTION; HEATING; PUMP; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGHAI;

EID: 33744544252     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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