Cube / Steimle / Goodall Heat Pump Technology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-0247-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Web PDF

Heat Pump Technology discusses the history, underlying concepts, usage, and advancements in the use of heat pumps. The book covers topics such as the applications and types of heat pumps; thermodynamic principles involved in heat pumps such as internal energy, enthalpy, and exergy; and natural heat sources and energy storage. Also discussed are topics such as the importance of the heat pump in the energy industry; heat pump designs and systems; the development of heat pumps over time; and examples of practical everyday uses of heat pumps. The text is recommended for those who would like to know more about heat pumps, its developments over time, and its varying uses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cube, Hans Ludwig von

Steimle, Fritz

Goodall, E. G. A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Heat Pump Technology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Chapter 1. Introduction;14
6;Chapter 2. Applications and Types of Heat Pumps;16
6.1;2.1 Heat sources;16
6.2;2.2 Heat pump designs;16
6.3;2.3 Applications;17
6.4;2.4 Types of heat pump;20
7;Chapter 3. Thermodynamic Principles;22
7.1;3.1 Internal energy, enthalpy, heat and entropy;22
7.2;3.2 Energy, exergy and anergy;24
7.3;3.3 Exergy demand for heating;26
7.4;3.4 Heat transfer against the natural temperature gradient;28
7.5;3.5 Compression heat pumps;30
7.6;3.6 Absorption heat pumps;45
7.7;3.7 Vapour jet heat pumps;57
7.8;3.8 Thermoelectric heat pumps;58
8;Chapter 4. Heat Sources;65
8.1;4.1 Natural heat sources;69
8.2;4.2 Energy storage;96
9;Chapter 5. Basic Considerations for Calculating the Operating Costs and the Economics;107
9.1;5.1 Energy costs;107
9.2;5.2 Calculation of operating costs;111
9.3;5.3 Calculating the economics;121
9.4;5.4 Observations;131
10;Chapter 6. The Heat Pump and the Energy Industry;132
10.1;6.1 The general energy situation;132
10.2;6.2 District heating and heat pumps;140
10.3;6.3 Dual-fuel heating systems;141
11;Chapter 7. Heat Pump Designs—Heat Pump Systems;147
11.1;7.1 Vapour compression heat pumps;148
11.2;7.2 Heat pump components and their optimisation;152
11.3;7.3 Packaged equipment;175
11.4;7.4 Chilled water/heating water sets;196
11.5;7.5 Vapour compressor heat pump plants;199
11.6;7.6 Air heat pumps;200
11.7;7.7 Absorption heat pumps;203
11.8;7.8 Thermoelectric heat pumps;208
12;Chapter 8. Development and Experience;213
12.1;8.1 The pioneering period;213
12.2;8.2 The effect of the first energy crisis;219
12.3;8.3 The first development boom in the USA;222
12.4;8.4 Development in other countries;228
13;Chapter 9. Practical Examples;239
13.1;9.1 Heating-only heat pumps for single-family houses;239
13.2;9.2 Private indoor swimming pools;259
13.3;9.3 Air-conditioning in commercial buildings with heat pumps;274
13.4;9.4 Air-conditioning plants in large buildings with heat recovery by central heat pumps;293
13.5;9.5 Large-scale heat pumps for the heating of buildings using an external heat source and without heat recovery;320
13.6;9.6 Buildings with a large amount of engineering equipment;333
13.7;9.7 Heat pumps in industry;355
14;References;367
15;Index;388