Abstract
The recovery of waste heat through
absorption heat pumping is quite appealing to
U.S. industry. However, although this
technology has been successfully applied in
Europe and Japan, a cautious atmosphere will
continue to prevail in the U.S. until the first
absorption heat pump is built and successfully
demonstrates it's viability for industrial
applications.
This presentation will review the current
status of absorption heat pump technology and
various types of potential industrial
applications. In addition, a discussion for
the commercialization of industrial absorption heat pumps covering placement, project
economics and market size will be presented.
The final portion will address hurdling the
"first-one" syndrome and analyze the financial
and technical risks associated with the
commercialization of AHP in light of today's
business climate.
Pettigrew, M. G. (1987). Commercialization of Industrialized Absorption Heat Pumps in the US. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92478.