Experimental research on refrigeration characteristics of a metal hydride heat pump in auto air-conditioning

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2567-2572

  Ni, Jiujian ^a   Liu, Hongmin ^b  

^a Trane Air Conditioning   (China)

^b SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coefficient of performance (COP); Heat pump; Metal hydride; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HYDRIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFRIGERATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP); HIGH PRESSURE REACTION BED; VAN'T HOFF PLOTS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 34548166043     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.09.038     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Terry LE. US Patent, 4055962, November 1977.
2. Gruen D.M., Menelsohn M.H., and Sheft I. Metal hydride as chemical heat pump. Sol Energy 21 2 (1978) 153-156
3. Kim K.J., Feldman K.T., Lloyd G., et al. Performance of high power metal hydride reactors. Int J Hydrogen Energy 23 5 (1998) 355-362
4. Willers E., and Groll M. Evaluation of metal hydride machines for heat pumping and cooling applications. Int J Refrig 22 1 (1999) 47-58
5. Nishizaki T., Miyamoto K., and Yoshida K. Coefficients of performance of hydride heat pumps. J Less-Common Met 89 2 (1983) 559-566
6. Lee S.-G., Lee H.-H., Lee K.-Y., et al. Dynamic reaction characteristics of the tubular hydride bed with large mass. J Alloys Compd 235 1 (1996) 84-92
7. Ni J.-j., Chen J.-p., Chen Z.-j., et al. Refrigeration performance analysis and its applicability of a new metal hydride couple in auto air-conditioning. J Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ E-10 1 (2005) 80-85
8. x. J Less-Common Met 104 2 (1984) 297-305
9. Gopal M.R., and Murthy S.S. Influence of heat and mass transfer effectiveness on metal hydride heat pump performance. Int J Hydrogen Energy 18 1 (1993) 31-37
10. Ahmed S.S., and Murthy S.S. Analysis of a novel metal hydride cycle for simultaneous heating and cooling. Renewable Energy 29 4 (2004) 615-631
11. Taizhang D. Properties and application of metal hydride (1990), Chemical Industry Press, Beijing [in Chinese]
12. Ram Gopal M., and Murthy S.S. Studies on heat and mass transfer in metal hydride beds. Int J Hydrogen Energy 20 11 (1995) 911-917
13. Izhvanov L.A., Solovey A.I., Frolov P., et al. Metal hydride heat pump-new type of heat converter. Int J Hydrogen Energy 21 11/12 (1996) 1033-1038