Research and Development on Heat Pumps for Space Conditioning Applications: Proceedings of the DOE/ORNL Heat Pump Conference
Abstract
This conference was planned to provide information on current activities in the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Building Equipment Research (BER) Program. It was primarily for the benefit of HVAC equipment manufacturers and other interested parties, including utilities, independent research and development organizations, universities, other government groups, and research funding and management organizations. The technical presentations were grouped into two principal subject areas: electric systems and thermally activated systems. Electric-system topics included field performance studies, laboratory experiments on cycling performance, analytical estimates of the benefits of variable capacity and zone control, nonazeotropic refrigerant mixtures, ground-coupled systems, and an analysis of Stirling-cycle heat pumps. In the area of thermally activated heat pumps, presentations centered on the development of absorption systems, Stirling-engine-driven systems, and a linear, free-piston IC-engine compressor. Separate abstracts have been prepared for 27 presentations for inclusion in the Energy Data Base.
- Publication:
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Conference held in Washington
- Pub Date:
- August 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985wadc.conf.....J
- Keywords:
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- Heat Pumps;
- Internal Combustion Engines;
- Stirling Cycle;
- Technology Assessment;
- Technology Utilization;
- Coolants;
- Heating Equipment;
- Space Cooling (Buildings);
- Stirling Engines;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer