Thermodynamic efficiency of low-carbon domestic heating systems: Heat pumps and micro-cogeneration

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-29

  Cooper, Samuel ^a   Hammond, Geoffrey P ^a,b   McManus, Marcelle C ^a,b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Exergy analysis; Heat pump; Heating; Low carbon; Micro combined heat and power

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HEAT PUMPS; LOW CARBON; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER;

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; POWER GENERATION;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

EID: 84877841987     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: 20412967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957650912466011     Document Type: Article

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