Experimental evaluation of a geothermal heat pump for space heating and domestic hot water simultaneous production

Renewable Energy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 482-488

  Fernández Seara, José ^a   Pereiro, Alejandro ^a   Bastos, Santiago ^a   Dopazo, J Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

COP; Experimental; Geothermal heat pump; Ground source; PER; R407C

Indexed keywords

COP; EXPERIMENTAL; GROUND SOURCE; PER; R407C;

FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULICS; SCROLL COMPRESSORS; SPACE HEATING; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE;

SUPERHEATERS;

CONDENSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; WATER FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84863447581     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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