PERFORMANCE OF AN AIR-TO-AIR HEAT-PUMP UNDER FROSTING AND DEFROSTING CONDITIONS

KAYGUSUZ K.

APPLIED ENERGY, cilt.48, sa.3, ss.225-241, 1994 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1994
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/0306-2619(94)90012-4
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED ENERGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.225-241
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In order to investigate the performance of air-to-air heat pumps for residential heating in the Black Sea region of Turkey, an experimental set-up was constructed. An electrically driven air-to-air heat pump was used for heating a laboratory building with a floor of 75 m2. In this study, a high-efficiency air-to-air residential heat pump was instrumented and tested in the heating mode under laboratory conditions. The coefficient of performance and heating capacity of the system were measured during steady-state, dehumidifying, and frosting/defrosting conditions. The study encompassed an evaluation of system and component performance for ambient temperature levels between 10 and -4.0-degrees-C and for discrete relative-humidity levels ranging from 65 to 80%.