Critical Analysis of Process Integration Options for Joule-Cycle and Conventional Heat Pumps

To date, research on heat pumps (HP) has mainly focused on vapour compression heat pumps (VCHP), transcritical heat pumps (TCHP), absorption heat pumps, and their heat integration with processes. Few studies have considered the Joule cycle heat pump (JCHP), which raises several questions. What are t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Limei Gai, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Timothy Gordon Walmsley, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/3/635