Thermodynamic analysis of the reverse Joule-Brayton cycle heat pump for domestic heating

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2443-2450

  White, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic heating; Heat pump; Reverse Joule Brayton

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; PUMPS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS;

APPROXIMATE ANALYSIS; BRAYTON; BRAYTON CYCLE HEAT PUMPS; DOMESTIC HEATING; EXPANSION EFFICIENCY; HEAT PUMPS; OPERATING CONDITION; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

HEATING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PUMP; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 67349117823     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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