New configurations of a heat recovery absorption heat pump integrated with a natural gas boiler for boiler efficiency improvement

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 175-184

  Qu, Ming ^a   Abdelaziz, Omar ^b   Yin, Hongxi ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption heat pump; Dew point; Flue gas; Heat recovery; Natural gas boiler; System configuration

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPETITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; FLUE GASES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; NATURAL GAS; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; WATER VAPOR; BOILERS; FLUES; GAS ABSORPTION; GASES; RECOVERY; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; ABSORPTION HEAT PUMPS; CONDENSING BOILERS; DEW POINTS; NATURAL GAS-FIRED BOILER; OPERATING CONDITION; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS;

BOILERS; GAS FIRED BOILERS;

EID: 84904990295     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.06.083     Document Type: Article

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