An experimental study of a direct expansion ground-coupled heat pump system in heating mode

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1367-1383

  Wang, Xiaotao ^a,b   Ma, Chongfang ^a,b   Lu, Yuanwei ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Direct expansion; Ground heat exchanger; Ground source; Ground coupled; Heat pump

Indexed keywords

CONDENSING TEMPERATURE; DIRECT EXPANSION; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; EVAPORATING TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; GROUND SOURCE; GROUND-COUPLED HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT EXTRACTION RATE; HEAT PUMPS; HEATING CAPACITY; HEATING COEFFICIENTS; HEATING MODE; HOT WATER; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; REFERENCE STATE; REFRIGERANT CHARGE; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; VERTICAL BOREHOLE; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

COOLING SYSTEMS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; HEATING; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS; WATER;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 73249134438     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1541     Document Type: Article

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