Assessment of exergy efficiency and Sustainability Index of an air-water heat pump

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-50

  Dincer, I ^a   Naterer, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coefficient of performance; COP; Environmental impact; Exergy efficiency; Heat pump; Refrigerant; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATION; EXERGY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MASS TRANSFER; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AIR-WATER HEAT PUMPS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONDENSATION TEMPERATURE; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION TEMPERATURE; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HEAT PUMPS; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78650475976     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2010.029613     Document Type: Article

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