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The development of a refrigeration compressor for domestic heat pump application
Author(s) -
Freund P.,
Lawson S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440080203
Subject(s) - gas compressor , coefficient of performance , refrigeration , heat pump , air conditioning , air source heat pumps , mechanical engineering , engineering , lubrication , heat pump and refrigeration cycle , nuclear engineering , automotive engineering , environmental science , thermodynamics , refrigerant , heat exchanger , physics
An experimental investigation has been conducted of a compressor originally designed for air‐conditioning applications to determine how much its performance could be improved for use in domestic heat pumps. The compressor was a hermetic unit of nominal capacity 15.6 cm 3 , driven by a single phase electric motor. The application selected was for heating only, air to air heat pumps. Improvements have been achieved in both coefficient of performance (13 per cent) and heat output (7 per cent), as well as in ancillary matters such as lubrication, noise and power factor.