Generally, as the share of renewables in the energy mix increases, heat pumps can play a role in addressing a multitude of problems induced by climate change. The potential of heat pumps to abate emissions, however, is highly dependent on the type of technology, location and electricity mix....
Faults in the compressor, evaporator and source heat exchanger were more recurrent than in other components of large-scale heat pumps. Overall, the most common faults were fouling of heat exchangers and refrigerant leakage. Faults related to negative impacts like system shutdown, performance reduction...
In the name of controlling your home’s temperature, this device can almost seem to break the laws of physics. Heat pumps are also getting better: new models are more efficient and better able to handle cold weather. So let’s dive in and uncover what makes a heat pump tick. How ...
This paper reviews the real potentials of coupling PCM storage modules to heat pipes and heat pumps in terms of energy saving and thermal energy management. The different systems suggested by researchers are described, and the main findings of the studies are provided. The advantages and ...
This can be contrasted with a typical GHX-connected GSHP COP of 3–6 or commercial air-source heat pumps (ASHP) COP of 1.5–1.8 in cold weather operation (Buonocore et al. 2022; Kitz 2021). Table 1 Examples of ATES performance from Sweden, considering baseline fossil costs (Andersson ...
This high-pressure valve is small and discreet and the board pumps up to 20 PSI. All handles seem to be well attached to the deck and look to be reinforced. The front handle has a D-ring for an additional attachment point. The diamond-grooved deck pad on the Byron is made up of spl...
And, taking likely their most popular knives in this lineup mentioned above, we have a moderately sized plastic folder, dubbed the Endela . It takes all the years of Spyderco’s designs, mixes the size of the Endura and Delica (and the name), and pumps out one great little folder from...
A dual-fuel version of the engine operates on a mixture of natural gas and diesel fuel. The smaller opposed-piston engines generate power aboard ships and serve as backup propulsion power plants on nuclear submarines. A version fueled by natural gas pumps natural gas and oil in the petroleum ...
Sorption is used for absorption/adsorption heat pumps (sorption refrigeration) and sorption for thermal energy storage (TES). This paper is the first review where the research on both applications is shown together. Sorption has advanced very much due to the immense amount of research carried out...
View in ScopusGoogle Scholar [20] B. Dawoud, Y. Aristov Experimental study on the kinetics of water vapor sorption on selective water sorbents, silica gel and alumina un- der typical operating conditions of sorption heat pumps International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 46 (2) (2003), ...