Demonstration of Building Heating with a Heat Pump Using Thermal Effluent.
Abstract
This report describes efforts made to recover waste heat and to reuse it to heat a building. A heat pump, which is a refrigeration device, was operated to provide building heat and to demonstrate both economic benefits and energy savings possible with this type of heating system. Heat pump fundamentals and system design considerations supplement the report of this demonstration project. Operational characteristics were monitored and are reported. A 25% reduction in heating costs was observed compared with an oil-fired system. The author recommends that the minimum coefficient of performance should be 3.4 for a cost effective, energy-conservative heat pump heating system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA041024
Entities
People
- Peter W. Sector
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory