Exergy analysis of direct expansion solar-assisted heat pumps using artificial neural networks

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1005-1020

  Mohanraj, M ^a   Jayaraj, S ^a   Muraleedharan, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Direct expansion solar assisted heat pump; Exergy analysis

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BACKPROPAGATION LEARNING ALGORITHM; COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE; DIRECT EXPANSION; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MAXIMUM CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE VALUES; SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP; SOLAR INTENSITIES;

EXERGY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; PUMPS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 69949144837     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1534     Document Type: Article

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