APPLYING THE TRANSCRITICAL CO2 PROCESS TO A DRYING HEAT-PUMP

Authors
SCHMIDT EL KLOCKER K FLACKE N STEIMLE F
Citation
El. Schmidt et al., APPLYING THE TRANSCRITICAL CO2 PROCESS TO A DRYING HEAT-PUMP, International journal of refrigeration, 21(3), 1998, pp. 202-211
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical",Thermodynamics
Journal title
International journal of refrigeration → ACNP
ISSN journal
01407007
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
202 - 211
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-7007(1998)21:3<202:ATTCPT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The transcritical CO2 process fits well to the air dehumidification pr ocess observed in a heat pump dryer. Gains (respectively avoided losse s) in connection with heat transfer during the air heating phase and s uperior compressor performance make up for the higher throttling losse s of the process, resulting in an equivalent or even better coefficien t of performance than the comparative R134a process. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd and IIR. All rights reserved.