Investigation of thermal performance of a ground coupled heat pump system with a cylindrical energy storage tank

An analytical and computational model for a solar assisted heat pump heating system with an underground seasonal cylindrical storage tank is developed. The heating system consists of flat plate solar collectors, an underground cylindrical storage tank, a heat pump and a house to be heated during winter season. Analytical solution of transient field problem outside the storage tank is obtained by the application of complex finite Fourier transform and finite integral transform techniques. Three expressions for the heat pump, space heat requirement during the winter season and available solar energy are coupled with the solution of the transient temperature field problem. The analytical solution presented can be utilized to determine the annual variation of water temperature in the cylindrical store, transient earth temperature field surrounding the store and annual periodic performance of the heating system. A computer simulation program is developed to evaluate the annual periodic water and earth temperatures and system performance parameters based on the analytical solution. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Augmentation of solar-assisted humidification-dehumidification water desalination system using heat recovery and thermal energy storage system

In previous investigations, humidification-dehumidification (HDH) solar-assisted desalination systems were designed produce the daily fresh water during sun hours which lead to big sizes and unsteady systems. In the present study, integration of solar-assisted HDH desalination system with heat recovery and thermal energy storage unit is developed to enhance system productivity, reduces auxiliary power consumptions and system size and assure system continuous operation. The mathematical modelling based on energy and mass conservation equations is presented and solved using iterative techniques by C++ and engineering equation solver software. Detailed parametric study of the developed system is conducted for wide ranges of operating conditions and design parameters to study the effects of integrating the HDH system with solar collectors, heat recovery and thermal energy storage units on the system performance. The results revealed that (i) this integration improves system productivity and reduces operating cost, (ii) increasing air to water mass ratio and sea water temperature and decreasing ambient humidity decrease water productivity and gained output ratio (GOR) and increase operating cost parameter (OCP) and (iii) increasing air inlet temperature and sea water flow rates increase GOR and decrease OCP. Comparison with previous systems showed that the proposed system reduces the electric heating power of the system at solar noon by 37% at MR = 0.5 and gives daily fresh water productivity (123.7 kg/h) two times more than previous systems with comparable OCP (0.099 $/kg).     

Experimental investigation of thermal performance of a solar assisted heat pump system with an energy storage

An experimental solar assisted heat pump space heating system with a daily energy storage tank is designed and constructed, and its thermal performance is investigated. The heating system basically consists of flat plate solar collectors, a heat pump, a cylindrical storage tank, measuring units, and a heating room located in Gaziantep, Turkey (37.1°N). All measurements are automatically collected as a function of time by means of a measurement chain feeding to a data logger in combination with a PC. Hourly and daily variations of solar radiation, collector performance, coefficient of performance of the heat pump (COP_HP), and that of the overall system (COP_S) are calculated to evaluate the system performance. The effects of climatic conditions and certain operating parameters on the system performance parameters are investigated. COP_HP is about 2.5 for a lower storage temperature at the end of a cloudy day and it is about 3.5 for a higher storage temperature at the end of a sunny day, and it fluctuates between these values in other times. Also, COP_S turns out to be about 15–20% lower than COP_HP. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A solar assisted heat pump drying system for grain in-store drying

For grain in-store drying, a solar assisted drying process has been developed, which consists of a set including a solar-assisted heat pump, a ventilation system, a grain stirrer, etc. In this way, low power consumption, short cycle time and water content uniformity can be achieved in comparison with the conventional method. A solar-assisted heat pump drying system has been designed and manufactured for a practical granary, and the energy consumption performance of the unit is analyzed. The analysis result shows that the solar fraction of the unit is higher than 20%, the coefficient of performance about system (COP_S) is 5.19, and the specific moisture extraction rate (SMER) can reach 3.05 kg/kWh.     

基于相变储能的太阳能空气源热泵系统的研究

针对由天气变化导致太阳能利用不稳定和寒冷地区热泵性能低的问题,文章介绍了一种基于相变储能的太阳能空气源热泵系统,该系统能够根据气象情况灵活切换4种供暖模式,大大减少了系统耗电量。文章通过独特设计的储能冷凝器,不仅可以调节太阳能空气源热泵系统能量分配,改善太阳能空气源热泵系统制热量和建筑热负荷之间不平衡的供需关系、提高太阳能利用率,还可以提高空气源热泵低温性能,快速恢复供暖,从而实现提高太阳能空气源热泵系统整体性能的目的。文章以石家庄农村某户为研究对象进行研究,研究结果表明,太阳能空气源热泵系统供暖效果较好,太阳能空气源热泵系统COP最大值为5.19,节能环保效益十分明显。     

太阳能辅助热泵干燥粮食的数值模拟研究

粮食的干燥过程实质上是多孔介质热湿耦合传递的过程。基于多孔介质热质传递理论,通过数值模拟的方法,针对利用太阳能辅助热泵干燥粮食时热风随时间变化的情况,采用综合温度和空气绝对湿度作为瞬态边界条件来对干燥过程中粮食内部温度和水分的变化进行模拟研究。模拟结果显示小麦水分在干燥150h后达到安全水分13.6%(干基),而实验结果显示小麦水分在干燥135h后达到安全水分13.6%(干基),二者对比相差不大,并且模拟温度与试验温度吻合较好。     

Long-term performance of solar-assisted heat pump water heater

A long-term reliability test of an integral-type solar-assisted heat pump water heater (ISAHP) was carried out. The prototype has been running continuously for more than 13,000 h with total running time >20,000 h during the past 5 yr. The measured energy consumption is 0.019 kWh/l of hot water at 57 ^oC that is much less than the backup electric energy consumption of the conventional solar water heater.     

相变蓄热式太阳能木材干燥供热系统设计

设计了一种具有相变蓄热的太阳能木材干燥供热系统，介绍了系统的组成、工作流程和特点。利用太阳能作为能源干燥木材，有利于木材加工企业节能降耗，也有利于保护自然环境。     

Thermal storage in an air conditioning system with dual energy storage unit

在自行搭建的双蓄能实验平台上进行了制冷兼蓄热实验研究,对比了制冷兼蓄热模式和一般制冷模式,探讨了不同冷冻水流量和不同风机盘管风量对机组性能的影响.实验结果表明:蓄热对机组制冷端的影响很小,但是由于回收了大量的冷凝热,使得机组的综合能效比得到大幅提高,因此蓄热对空调节能具有较大作用.此外,在制冷兼蓄热模式下,冷冻水流量或风机盘管风量越大,机组的综合能效比越大,当风量为1033 m³/h,冷冻水流量为972 L/h时,机组综合能效比高达7.06.     

A review on theory and application of chemical heat pump in thermal energy storage

化学热泵是高效,环保的新型能源技术,在余热回收,储热,可再生能源等领域具有广泛的应用前景.本文综述了化学热泵系统的一般理论和在储热技术中的应用,介绍了化学热泵系统技术在反应与工质对选择,传热强化以及工业研究与应用等方面的发展.     

带相变蓄热小型热泵冷凝热回收性能实验研究

通过实验初步研究了采用光管螺旋相变蓄热器替代传统水蓄热器的小型家用热泵冷凝热回收系统的性能,对相变蓄热和水蓄热的冷凝热回收过程进行了对比实验,分析并得到了两类冷凝热回收系统的性能参数及综合能效系数。实验数据表明:与水蓄热系统相比,光管螺旋相变蓄热器体积减小,并且系统运行较传统水蓄热工况下更加平稳,但存在传热效果较差、热回收率低的缺点,回收率仅为15%,系统综合能效系数2.9。可知,相变蓄热器的内部结构对系统综合能效系数影响很大。     

Improving heat recovery using retrofitted heat pump in air handling unit with energy wheel

The world is facing a challenge to reduce energy use to meet the environmental goals set for the future. One factor that has a great impact on the energy performance of buildings is the ventilation losses. To handle these losses, heat recovery systems with rotating heat exchanger are often implemented. These systems have been shown to recover about 60–70% of the energy in the exhaust air on an annual basis.After a heat recovery system is installed it is hard to improve the efficiency of the installed recovery system with an acceptable economic payback period. In the present paper one way to improve the energy performance of a building with this type of heat recovery system by the use of a heat pump is investigated by simulations in TrnSys.The heat pump system is arranged so that the evaporator is connected to a heat exchanger mounted in the exhaust airstream after the energy wheel, and the condenser of the heat pump is mounted so that the temperature of return water from the heating coil is increased.The simulations show that there is a possibility to increase the heat recovery rate of the air handling unit in a significant way by retrofitting a heat pump to the system.     

Optimization study on a solar-assisted air source heat pump system with energy storage based on the economics method

Currently, hybrid renewable energy systems with thermal energy storage have various advantages and are widely used. This paper investigated the performance of a solar-assisted air source heat pump system with energy storage (SASHPS-ES) in Beijing, China, and proposed an optimal operation mode based on economic evaluation. The results indicate that with the optimal heat storage ratio of 50%, the rated capacity of the air source heat pump (ASHP) of the SASHPS-ES system can be reduced by 16.7%, decreasing its annual total cost by 26.5% under a peak-valley electricity price policy. The price of 620¥/m² is critical for the solar collectors. The economics of SASHPS-ES is better than that of an air source heat pump system with energy storage (ASHPS-ES) when the price of the selected solar collector units is less than this critical price (without subsidies from the government). In the current local market, the promotion of SASHPS-ES systems and other solar energy applications requires government subsidies for a period of time. The results can guide the utilization and popularity of SASHPS-ES in China.     

热泵干燥系统运行特性的有效能研究

热泵干燥能源消耗少，环境污染小，干燥品质高，适用范围广，是一种性能优良的种子干燥机械。从热力学第一、第二定律两方面分析了热泵干燥系统的节能优势所在，得出采用辅助冷凝器是闭式热泵干燥系统的理想方式；而且热泵干燥系统存在一个最佳的蒸发温度，可使系统除湿率和效率最大。     

LiBr-H_2O太阳能吸收式热泵海参干燥系统应用分析

提出以LiBr-H2O为工质对的太阳能吸收式热泵海参干燥系统,介绍此系统的组成及工作流程。LiBr-H2O太阳能吸收式热泵应用于干燥过程可以降低能耗,绿色环保。对其应用前景进行分析,同时提出该系统在推广应用方面的限制因素,对太阳能吸收式热泵海参干燥装置设计及推广具有参考价值。     

Integral-type solar-assisted heat pump water heater

An integral-type solar-assisted heat pump water heater (ISAHP) is designed and tested in the present study. The storage tank and the Rankine cycle unit are integrated together to make a more compact size. A thermosyphon loop is used to transfer the heat from the condenser to the water storage tank. The highest COP obtained in the tests is 3.83.     

太阳能电池与热泵热水器联合运行系统性能分析

为了降低太阳能光伏电池的温度,同时提升热泵热水器的蒸发温度,利用循环水路冷却太阳能光伏电池,并将热量传递给热泵热水器的蒸发器,构成联合运行系统。针对杭州市的夏季和冬季气象条件,对该联合运行系统的性能进行了计算,分析了对应不同太阳能电池温度下的系统运行参数的变化情况,包括太阳能电池发电效率和所需换热量,热泵热水器的制热量以及热泵效率等。计算结果表明,该联合运行系统能够同时提高太阳能电池光伏转换效率和热泵效率。     

蓄能互联热泵系统相变装置熔化与凝固过程特性分析

介绍了一种新型的蓄能互联热泵系统。利用数值模拟的方法对填充石蜡C17的球型蓄热单元的熔化与凝固过程进行研究,分析了球壁温度、相变单元尺寸和相变材料初始温度三种影响因素对熔化过程和球壁温度对凝固过程的影响。通过对两个过程对比发现相变单元尺寸对相变过程影响最大,在相同温差条件下完全熔化时间少于完全凝固时间,熔化过程中始终存在的石蜡-壁面与液相石蜡-固相石蜡之间的对流换热过程增加了熔化速率。     

A new type of phase change heat storage tank in solar energy combination system

介绍了一种新型笼屉式相变蓄热水箱,通过实验测试对比分析相变蓄热水箱与普通蓄热水箱对太阳能组合系统的太阳能保证率及系统能效比的影响。实验表明：同等水箱容积,使用相变蓄热水箱时太阳能集热系统的小时集热量为普通蓄热水箱的3.7倍,相变蓄热水箱有利于提高太阳能保证率及系统能效比。在太阳能辐照强度相似的情况下,相变蓄热水箱会使太阳能保证率平均提高72%,使系统能效比平均提高26%。同时相变蓄热水箱可减少夜间水箱上部的热损失,使水箱上部水温降减少50%。