New better design for water-water heat pumps

Authors

  • C. J. Renedo Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria Author
  • A. Ortiz Bosques 2000 S.L. Ganzo Torrelavega.Grupo Sniace S.A. Author
  • M. Mañana Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria Author
  • S. Pérez Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria Author
  • F. Delgado Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria Author
  • D. Silió Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria Author
  • F. Ortiz Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering, University of Cantabria Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj05.309

Keywords:

water-water heat pump, counterflow, parallel flow, efficiency

Abstract

In    air    conditioning    facilities    most    of    the    energy    consumption  corresponds  to  the  thermal  production,  this  being  heat  and  cold.  It  depends  on  many  factors,  one  of  the  most  important  in  the  use  of  more  efficient  devices  (boilers,   chillers   and   heat   pumps)for   supply   thermal   energy. In this work the efficiency of the reversible water-water  heat  pumps  is  analyzed,  proposing  a  new  better  design   that   optimizes   the   nergy   consumptiom.   This improvement  hardly  requires  modifications  at  manufacturing,  therefore, it could be easily developed by manufacturers. 

Published

2024-01-12

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