Exergoeconomic comparison of solar-assisted absorption heat pumps, solar heaters and gas boiler systems for district heating in Sarein Town, Iran

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 153, Issue , 2019, Pages 409-425

  Salehi, S ^a   Yari, M ^a   Rosen, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption compression assisted heat pump; Exergoeconomics; Gas boiler; Solar heating system; Solar assisted absorption heat pump

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BOILERS; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HOT SPRINGS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR HEATING;

ABSORPTION HEAT PUMPS; EXERGOECONOMICS; GAS BOILERS; HEAT PUMPS; SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM;

GAS ABSORPTION;

EID: 85062597535     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.03.022     Document Type: Article

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