Effects of flash tank vapor injection on the heating performance of an inverter-driven heat pump for cold regions

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 848-855

  Heo, Jaehyeok ^a   Jeong, Min Woo ^a   Kim, Yongchan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compresseur; Compressor; COP; Exp rimentation; Experiment; Heat pump; Injection; Performance; Pompe chaleur; Syst me bi tag ; Two stage system; Variable speed; Vitesse variable

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; COLD REGIONS; COMPRESSEUR; DESIGN FACTORS; FREQUENCY RANGING; HEAT PUMPS; HEATING CAPACITY; HEATING COILS; HEATING PERFORMANCE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INJECTION CYCLES; NON-INJECTION; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; ROTARY COMPRESSORS; TOTAL MASS; TWO STAGE; TWO-STAGE SYSTEMS; VAPOR INJECTION; VITESSE;

COMPRESSORS; FLOW PATTERNS; HEATING; PUMPS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 77950690965     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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