Performance Analysis of the Absorption Heat Pump Systems Based on the Entransy Theory

Abstract:

The entransy efficiency expression of the absorption heat pump systems was defined in this paper, combined with the concept of the entransy and based on the model of a four temperature level absorption heat pump cycle. The relationship between the heating coefficient of the absorption heat pump and heating rate with the changes of the entransy efficiency was deduced. Numerical example was introduced to analysis the impactions of the entransy efficiency on the absorption heat pump systems. The results show that the heating coefficient increases with the growth of entransy efficiency, the entransy efficiency and the heating rate becomes larger when the value u gets larger, but the heating coefficient gets smaller. The heating rate decreases with the growth of the heating coefficient, the value u has more impaction on the heating rate when the heating coefficient remains constant.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 584-586)
• Pages: 2179-2183
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.584-586.2179
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Qi Zhao*, Chen Wang, Feng Yi Han
• Keywords: Absorption Heat Pump, Entransy Efficiency, Heating Coefficient, Heating Rate

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