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- Title
Design and development of a high-temperature geothermal heat pump.
- Authors
Abu-Mulaweh, H. I.
- Abstract
A high-temperature geothermal-based heat pump prototype was designed and developed by a mechanical engineering capstone senior design team. It had to deliver water at a temperature above 140° F (60° C) using currently available technologies. Other requirements/specifications included: 3 ton (30 000 BTU/h, 8.8 kW) heating capacity; a coefficient of performance (COP) of 2 or more; saturated evaporator temperature of 25° F (-4° C); saturated condenser temperature of 120° F (49° C); and a maximum system operating pressure of 600 psia (4136 kPa), in order to meet safety standards. The heat pump was designed around the vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. This paper provides details about the design and development of the heat pump prototype, as well as the testing and validation of the unit.
- Subjects
HEAT pumps -- Design &; construction; PUMPING machinery; GEOTHERMAL resources; MECHANICAL engineering; CONDENSERS (Vapors &; gases)
- Publication
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 2011, Vol 39, Issue 3, p219
- ISSN
0306-4190
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7227/IJMEE.39.3.4