Design and Fabricate a Metallic Hydride Heat Pump with a Cooling Capacity of 9000 BTU/H

Abstract

Existing environmental control equipment (ECE) for truck mounted electronic communication shelters are powered by Army generator sets. Fully 50% of the generated power is consumed by the ECE and innovative ECE technology was sought to reduce this electrical load. The heat content of the diesel generator exhaust gas was viewed as a potential 'waste heat' source for thermally driven ECE systems. Metal hydride heat pumps were proposed as for this application. The purpose of this contract was to produce a prototype metal hydride air conditioner of 9000 BTU/H capacity and compare system size, weight, electric power requirements and performance with a Standard Army Air Conditioner of the same capacity.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213756

Entities

People

  • E. L. Huston
  • P. M. Golben

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Compressors
  • Calorific Value
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Compressors
  • Computer Programs
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Heat Transfer
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rare Earth Elements
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics