Optimum performance of a heat engine-driven combined vapour compression-absorption-ejector heat pump

Optimum performance of an endoreversible heat engine-driven heat pump cycle , based on a combination of an absorption cycle with a vapour and ejector c ompression cycles is investigated. This combination increases the performan ce of the conventional ejector and absorption cycles and provides high perf ormance for heating. The analysis show that the combined heat pump cycle ha s a significant increase in system performance over the heat engine-driven vapour compression or absorption heat pump cycle and heat engine-driven com bined vapour compression and absorption heat pump cycle. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.