Huang Chengda, Xu Shuxue, Ma Guoyuan, et al. Comparison of the Heating Performance of Heat Pumps based on Two Types of Natural Sub-cooling[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2019, 40(2).
Huang Chengda, Xu Shuxue, Ma Guoyuan, et al. Comparison of the Heating Performance of Heat Pumps based on Two Types of Natural Sub-cooling[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2019, 40(2). DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2019.02.068.
The heating performance of a heat pump can be improved by using a natural cold source. In this study
two types of sub-cooling systems with natural cold source were proposed: main loop and by-pass loop. A theoretical analysis was conducted and an integrated test bench for an R32 vapor compression heat pump was built. Running parameters such as the discharge temperature
heating capacity and heating coefficient of performance (COP) were investigated in the test bench based on three operation modes: main loop sub-cooling
by-pass loop sub-cooling
and a single-stage system. The results showed that for the main loop and by-pass loop sub-cooling systems
when the sub-cooling volume flow rate increased to 0.02 m3/h
the discharge temperature was reduced to 6.8 ℃ and 8.2 ℃