A NOVEL ABSORPTION-CYCLE HEAT-PUMP .2. HEATING

A novel type II absorption-cycle heat-pump is described. The proposed cycle utilises the partial miscibility of some binary mixtures to sepa rate the volatile working-fluid from the rich absorbent. The feasibili ty of the cycle is demonstrated by computer simulation of the cycle us ing cyclohexane and aniline as working fluids. Simulations demonstrate d that useful heating could be achieved only over a limited temperatur e-range and with poor thermodynamic performance. A modification of thi s cycle, which included an additional distillation step, was shown to improve performance significantly.