Heat pumps for sustainable heating and cooling

This book highlights the significance of using sustainable energy to prevent the deterioration of our planet using heat pumps. Energy sustainability can be achieved through improved energy efficiency. In this regard, heat pumps offer an energy-efficient alternative for heating and cooling. To drive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lun, Y. H. V. (Y. H. Venus)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tung, S. L. Dennis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2020.
Cham : 2020.
Series:Green energy and technology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (140 pages).
Subjects:
Heat pumps.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Authors; Principles of Heat Pump; 1 Think Green; 1.1 Renewable Energy as Heat Source; 1.2 Heat Pump and Refrigeration Cycle; 1.3 Economic Growth and Environmental Quality; 1.4 Green Building; References; 2 Sustainable Energy; 2.1 Heating and Cooling Load; 2.2 Thermal Comfort; 2.3 Heating and Cooling Capacity; 2.4 Capacity Control; 2.5 Coefficient of Performance; References; 3 Sustainability in Heating and Cooling; 3.1 Sustainable Initiative; 3.2 Building Performance; 3.3 Sustainability Challenges; 3.4 Efficiency of HVAC Subsystem.
  • 3.5 Generation of Cooling and Heating3.6 Water Source Heat Pump; 3.7 Air Source Heat Pump; References; Heating and Cooling; 4 Air Handling Unit; 4.1 AHU and Indoor Air Quality; 4.2 Key Components of AHU; 4.3 Operating Modes; 4.4 Cooling and Heat Rejection; 4.5 Dehumidification; 4.6 Case Study-Cold Vault; References; 5 Total Energy Heat Pump; 5.1 Heat Rejection and Heat Absorption; 5.2 Power Input and Performance; 5.3 Energy and Exergy; 5.4 Combine Air Source and Water Source Heat Pump; 5.5 Case Study-Hotel; References; 6 Innovation in Heat and Cooling; 6.1 Efficiency Improvement.
  • 6.2 Heat Recovery System6.3 Air-to-Air Heat Exchanger; 6.4 Multiple-Stage Cooling Heat Pump; 6.5 Case Study-Heating and Cooling Recovery System; References; Green Operations; 7 Operating Mode; 7.1 Heat Pump System; 7.2 Dehumidification Operations; 7.3 Cooling and Heating; 7.4 Ventilation; 7.5 Case Study-Energy Simulation; References; 8 Reverse Cycle; 8.1 Cooling and Dehumidification; 8.2 Heat Recovery for Heating; 8.3 Reverse Cycle Operations; 8.4 Multifunction Heat Pump; 8.5 Case Study-Air Process; References; 9 Heat Pump Configuration; 9.1 Heat Pump System; 9.2 System Configuration.
  • 9.3 Control System9.4 Case Study-Integrate with Cooling Tower; References.

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