Abstract
Domestic heating contributes to a significant amount of energy usage in the Netherlands. Due to scare energy resources, attention to develop new and efficient technologies is increasing. At ECN, a burner driven heat pump employing thermoacoustic technology is being developed for possible applications in households and offices. The desired temperature lift is from 10 °C to 80 °C. As a first step the heat pump is driven by a linear motor. Measurements and performance analysis of the heat pump are presented in this paper. The heat pump has a coefficient of performance which is the ratio of heat produced to the work input of 1.38 when operating between 10 °C to 80 °C. The performance relative to maximum possible Carnot value is 26.5 %.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting Collocated with 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, FEDSM2010 |
Pages | 111-116 |
Number of pages | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, EFESM 2010 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 1 Aug 2010 → 5 Aug 2010 Conference number: 3 |
Publication series
Name | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FEDSM |
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Volume | 2 |
ISSN (Print) | 0888-8116 |
Conference
Conference | ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, EFESM 2010 |
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Abbreviated title | EFESM |
Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Montreal |
Period | 1/08/10 → 5/08/10 |
Other | Collocated with 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels |