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Advanced Chemical Heat Pumps Using Liquid-Vapor Reactions
Abstract
Chemical heat pumps utilizing liquid-vapor
reactions can be configured in forms analogous
to electric drive vapor-compression heat pumps
and heat activated absorption heat pumps. Basic
thermodynamic considerations eliminate some heat
pumps and place restrictive working fluid
requirements on others, but two thermodynamically
feasible systems have significant
potential advantage over conventional technology.
An electric drive reactive heat pump
can use smaller heat exchangers and compressor
than a vapor-compression machine, and have more
flexible operating characteristics. A waste
heat driven heat pump (temperature amplifier)
using liquid-vapor chemical reactions- can operate
with higher coefficient of performance and
smaller heat exchangers than an absorption temperature
amplifying heat pump. Higher temperatures
and larger temperature lifts should also
be possible.
Subject
Chemical Heat PumpsLiquid-Vapor Reactions
Waste Heat Driven Heat Pump
Electric Drive Reactive Heat Pump
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Citation
Kirol, L. (1987). Advanced Chemical Heat Pumps Using Liquid-Vapor Reactions. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92480.