迎接"西气东输",积极开展燃气空调的研制

中国空调使用量居世界前列，且消耗能源大部分为电力，对电网安全运行造成极大危害，另一方面，随着“西气东输”工程的实施，燃气已在城市的普及使用，但燃气用量不平衡，发展燃气空调可以缓解电力紧张状况，又可调节燃气用量季节的不均性，并且有利于节约能源，保护环境，文中还介绍了燃气空调的主要形式，指出了燃气发动机驱动热泵和小区热、电、冷三联供是发展方向。

Face up to the Project of Transporting the Natural Gas from Western to Eastern of China and Unfold Actively the Research of Air Conditioning Using Gas

A brief summary of the status and utility of gas-engine-driven air-conditioner is introduced in thisarticle. The technique and market development foreseeing of air conditioning using gas are discussed. The authorsgive the economic comparison of those systems in energy utilization efficiently. As a result this article provides guid-ing assistance in choosing of gas system in refrigeration and heating field.