The sulfuric acid/water chemical heat pump program
Abstract
The verification test unit (VTU) designed, built and demonstrated during the previous contract was tested extensively. System performance measurements using a single simulated waste heat source were completed and tests using two simulated heat sources of differing temperatures are nearing completion. System thermal COP's (coefficient of performance) ranged from 0.1 to 0.3 during the single source tests. Steady temperature amplification of 60 to 90 F was repeatedly achieved. Preparations are under way to conduct an extended duration test with a total operation time of 100 hours.
- Publication:
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Phys. and Chem. Storage Ann. Contractors' Rev. Meeting
- Pub Date:
- December 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982pcs..meet...15C
- Keywords:
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- Heat Pumps;
- Sulfuric Acid;
- Water;
- Absorbers (Equipment);
- Condensers;
- Controllers;
- Performance Tests;
- Energy Production and Conversion