Performance of heat pumps charged with R170/R290 mixture

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2598-2603

  Park, Ki Jung ^a   Jung, Dongsoo ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternative refrigerant; Capacity; COP; Heat pump; R170 (ethane); R290 (propane); Refrigerant mixture

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS;

ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANT; CAPACITY; HEAT PUMPS; R170 (ETHANE); R290 (PROPANE); REFRIGERANT MIXTURES;

MIXTURES;

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROPANE; PUMP; THERMODYNAMICS; WARMING;

EID: 68849123683     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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