Ten years history of a real gas driven heat pump plant: Energetic, economic and maintenance issues based on a case study

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1648-1654

  Busato, F ^a   Lazzarin, R M ^a   Noro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Condensing boiler; Economic savings; Energetic savings; Gas engine; Heat pump

Indexed keywords

15TH CENTURY; ACTUAL SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL COSTS; CONDENSING BOILERS; CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT; DH NETWORKS; ECONOMIC LOSS; ECONOMIC SAVINGS; ELECTRIC CHILLERS; ENERGETIC SAVINGS; GAS ENGINE DRIVEN HEAT PUMPS; GENERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP; HEAT PUMPS; HVAC SYSTEM; INITIAL PROBLEM; MACHINE DOWNTIME; MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS; OPERATIONAL COSTS; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; REAL GAS; WINTER HEATING;

BOILERS; CLIMATE CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; MAINTENANCE; PUBLIC WORKS; PUMPS;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 79954445417     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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