Effect of load pattern on solar-boosted heat pump water heater performance

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1386-1395

  Anderson, T N ^a   Morrison, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat pump; Water heater

Indexed keywords

CONDENSER TUBES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; STORAGE TUBES;

AMBIENT ENERGY; CONDENSER COIL; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

WATER HEATERS;

CONDENSER TUBES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; STORAGE TUBES; WATER HEATERS;

ALUMINUM; AMBIENT AIR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUMP; SOLAR POWER; WATER;

EID: 35148882592     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.01.018     Document Type: Article

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