A thermodynamic analysis of a transcritical cycle with refrigerant mixture R32/R290 for a small heat pump water heater

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2431-2436

  Yu, Jianlin ^a   Xu, Zong ^a   Tian, Gaolei ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat pump; HFC; Mixture; Performance; Propane; Transcritical cycle

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPIC MIXTURE; COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURES; EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE; GAS COOLER; HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER; HEAT PUMPS; HEATING COEFFICIENTS; HFC; HIGH-TEMPERATURE WATER; HOT WATER; INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER; MASS FRACTION; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; REFRIGERANT MIXTURES; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; TRANSCRITICAL; TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE; VOLUMETRIC HEATING;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; MIXTURES; PROPANE; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; THERMOANALYSIS;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77957701189     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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