{"title":"On the performance of absorption heat pump-transformers","authors":"Vincenzo Tufano","doi":"10.1016/0890-4332(95)90001-2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A simplified mathematical model has been used to compute the performance of an absorption heat pump-transformer (HPT). This two-stage apparatus, which consists of a heat transformer driven by low-temperature cooling water and of a heat pump driven by high-temperature steam, has been compared with a simpler absorption heat pump.</p><p>Different indices of performance show that the HPT may give a better performance at a competitive cost. In particular, the upgraded heat load can be produced at a markedly higher temperature. The main drawback of the HPT consists of the smaller values of the ratio between upgraded and heat loads.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100603,"journal":{"name":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","volume":"15 4","pages":"Pages 327-332"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0890-4332(95)90001-2","citationCount":"9","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Heat Recovery Systems and CHP","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0890433295900012","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A simplified mathematical model has been used to compute the performance of an absorption heat pump-transformer (HPT). This two-stage apparatus, which consists of a heat transformer driven by low-temperature cooling water and of a heat pump driven by high-temperature steam, has been compared with a simpler absorption heat pump.
Different indices of performance show that the HPT may give a better performance at a competitive cost. In particular, the upgraded heat load can be produced at a markedly higher temperature. The main drawback of the HPT consists of the smaller values of the ratio between upgraded and heat loads.