Analysis of a residential heating system utilizing a solar assisted water-to-air heat pump
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Authors
Dunbar, John R.
Subjects
Heat pump
Water-to-Air
Residential heating system
Water-to-Air
Residential heating system
Advisors
Wolgemuth, Carl H.
Date of Issue
1979-07
Date
Publisher
State College, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania State University
Language
en_US
Abstract
The performance characteristics of a residential solar assisted water-to-air heat pump heating system are analyzed for State College, Pennsylvania. A realistic residence and solar water-to-air heat pump system are modeled for this northern climate using the transient simulation computer code TRNSYS developed by the University of Wisconsin. The system is studied over a one month winter period, December, using actual hourly weather data for State College. The system is analyzed for both the cloudiest and clearest December weather recorded in the last 30 years. The collector area and storage tank capacity are varied and the effects on system performance are studied. Other parameters varied and studied are the collector/storage tank heat exchanger effectiveness and the room temperature.
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Thesis
Description
This thesis document was issued under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library Collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title.
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Department
Mechanical Engineering
Organization
Pennsylvania State University
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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