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Performance of a hybrid chemical/mechanical heat pumpThe authors present the design and preliminary results of the performance of a hybrid chemical/mechanical, low-lift (20 C) heat pump. Studies have indicated that this heat pump has several advantages over the traditional single fluid vapor compression (reverse Rankine) heat pump. Included in these benefits are: 1) increased COPc due to the approximation of the cycle to the Lorenz cycle and due to the availability of the heat of solution, along with the heat of vaporization, to provide cooling; and 2) ease of variation in system cooling capacity by changing the fluid composition. The system performance is predicted for a variety of refrigerant-absorbent pairs. Cooling capacity is determined for systems operating with ammonia as the refrigerant and lithium nitrate and sodium thiocyanate as the absorbents and also with water as the refrigerant and magnesium chloride, potassium hydroxide, lithium bromide, sodium hydroxide, and sulfuric acid as the absorbents. Early indications have shown that the systems operating with water as the refrigerant operate at 2-4 times the capacity of the ammonia-refrigerant-based systems. Using existing working fluids in the proposed innovative design, a coefficient-of-performance improvement of 21 percent is possible when compared to the best vapor compression systems analyzed.
Document ID
19910053426
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Silvestri, John J.
(Mainstream Engineering Corp. Rockledge, FL, United States)
Scaringe, Robert P.
(Mainstream Engineering Corp. Rockledge, FL, United States)
Grzyll, Lawrence R.
(Mainstream Engineering Corp. Rockledge, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Location: Reno, NV
Country: United States
Start Date: August 12, 1990
End Date: August 17, 1990
Accession Number
91A38049
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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