Comparison of CO2 heat pump water heater performance with baseline cycle and two high COP cycles

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 635-644

  Fernandez, Nicholas ^a   Hwang, Yunho ^a   Radermacher, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COLD WATERS; HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER; HEATING TESTS; HOT WATER; INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; STAND-BY LOSS; SUCTION LINE HEAT EXCHANGER; TWO-STAGE CYCLES; WATER HEATING;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; PUMPS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

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EID: 76849093049     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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