Heat Pumps - Fundamentals and Applications

The text describes the main features of currently available heat pumps, focusing on system operation and interactions with external heat sources. In fact, before choosing a heat pump, several aspects must be assessed in detail: the actual climate of the installation site, the building's energy requirements, the heating system, the type of operation etc. After discussing the general working principles, the book describes the main components of compression machines - for EHPs, GHPs and CO2 heat pumps. It then addresses absorption heat pumps and provides additional details on the behavior of two-fluid mixtures. The book presents a performance comparison for the different types, helping designers choose the right one for their needs, and discusses the main refrigerants. Notes on helpful additional literature, websites and videos, also concerning relevant European regulations, round out the coverage. This book will be of interest to all engineers and technicians whose work involves heatpumps. It will also benefit students in energy engineering degree programs who want to deepen their understanding of heat pumps.

List of contents

Fundamentals.- Compression heat pumps and their main components.- The absorption heat pumps.- Heat pumps' operation.- The refrigerants.- The external sources water and ground.- The hybrid systems.- Hints of thermodynamics.

About the author

Walter Grassi is full professor of Building Physics and Thermal Engineering at University of Pisa, Italy.

Summary

Includes a brief overview of the market development of electrically-driven heat pumps, and typical schematics of heat-pump-based HVAC plants
Presents compression heat pumps in detail, including all main components
Addresses the needs of graduate studen
ts, researchers, and professionals/technicians

Product details

• Authors: Walter Grassi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9783319621982
• ISBN: 978-3-31-962198-2
• No. of pages: 175
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 241 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 391 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 175 p. 124 illus.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology; Green Energy and Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; B, ENERGY, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Thermodynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Renewable and Green Energy, Machinery, Heat engineering, Heat transfer, Mass transfer, Renewable energy resources, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Engines, Engine Technology, Engines & power transmission, Building physics & Energy-efficient construction, Building Physics, HVAC, Building construction