Absorption chillers and heat pumps. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Keith E. Herold, Reinhard Radermacher, Sanford A. Klein.
• Authors: Herold, K. E; Radermacher, Reinhard; Klein, Sanford A, 1950-
• Contents: Introduction; Heat Pumps; Heat-Driven Heat Pumps; Description of Current Absorption Chiller Products; Overview of Absorption Technology Market Trends; ; Absorption Cycle Fundamentals ; Carnot Cycles; Absorption Heat Pump, Type I; Absorption Heat Pump, Type II; Absorption Heat Pump as Combination of Rankine Cycles; Reversible Analysis with Variable Temperatures; Irreversibilities in Absorption Cycle Processes; Zero-Order Absorption Cycle Model; Absorption Cycle Design Optimization; Homework Problems; References; ; Properties of Working Fluids ; Analytical Treatment of Thermodynamic Properties; Graphical Perspective on Thermodynamic Properties of Absorption Working Fluids; Transport Properties; Homework Problems; References; ; Thermodynamic Processes with Mixtures ; Mixing of Fluids and the Heat of Mixing; Specific Heat of Mixtures; Desorption; Absorption; Condensation and Evaporation; Compression; Pumping; Throttling; Ammonia Purification; Heat Exchangers; Homework Problems; References; ; Overview of Water/Lithium Bromide Technology ; Fundamentals of Operation; Crystallization and Absorber Cooling Requirements; Corrosion and Materials Compatibility; Vacuum Requirements; Octyl Alcohol; Normal Maintenance and Expected Life; Controls; Homework Problems; References; ; Single-Effect Water/Lithium Bromide Systems ; Single-Effect Water/Lithium Bromide Chiller Operating Conditions; Single-Effect Cycle with Heat Transfer Models; Single-Effect Water/Lithium Bromide Heat Transformer; (Type II Heat Pump); Discussion of Available Single-Effect Systems; Homework Problems; References; ; Double-Effect Water/Lithium Bromide Technology ; Double-Effect Water/Lithium Bromide Cycles; Solution Circuit Plumbing Options; Operating Conditions of Double-Effect Machines; Systems on the Market; Homework Problems; References; ; Advanced Water/Lithium Bromide Cycles ; Half-Effect Cycle; Triple-Effect Cycle; Resorption Cycle; Homework Problems; References; ; Single-Stage Ammonia/Water Systems ; Properties of Ammonia and Safety Concerns; Material Considerations; Water Content of the Refrigerant Vapor; Simple Single-Stage Ammonia/Water System; Measures to Improve Single-Stage Performance; Comparison of Ammonia/Water and Water/Lithium Bromide; Examples of Ammonia/Water Absorption Systems in Operation; Homework Problems; References; ; Two-Stage Ammonia/Water Systems ; Double-Effect Ammonia/Water Systems; Double-Lift Ammonia/Water Systems; Two-Stage, Triple-Effect Ammonia/Water System; Homework Problems; References; ; Generator/Absorber Heat Exchange Cycles ; Concepts, Configurations, and Design Considerations; Branched GAX Cycle; GAX Cycle Hardware; Homework Problems; References; ; Diffusion–Absorption Cycle ; Introduction; Cycle Physics; Choice of the Auxiliary Gas; Total Pressure of the System; Cycle Performance; References; ; Applications of Absorption Chillers and Heat Pumps ; Industrial Waste Heat Utilization; Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling; Solar Absorption Cooling; References; ; Appendices; ; Using EES (Engineering Equation Solver) to Solve Absorption Cycle Problems ; Overview ; Recommended Way to Use EES (Example Problem 22); Property Data in EES; Lithium-Bromide Water Property Libraries; Ammonia-Water Property Library; Coaxing a Set of Equations to Converge (Example 101); Conclusion; ; Absorption Cycle Modeling ; Introduction ; Mass Balance Considerations ; Energy Balances ; Heat Transfer Processes ; Equation and Variable Counting ; Convergence Issues and Importance of Selecting an Initial Guess ; Equation Solvers ; ; Modeling a Water/Lithium Bromide Absorption Chiller; Mass Balances; Temperature Inputs ; Energy Balances; UA Models ; Summary ; ; Modeling an Ammonia-Water Absorption Chiller; ; The ABSIM Software Package; Overview ; Introduction to ABSIM ; ABSIM Program Structure ; Selected Examples of ABSIM Simulations ; LiBr-Water Cycles; Water-Ammonia Cycles; LiCl-H2 O Open and Hybrid Cycles; ; Vapor Surfactant Theory ; Introduction ; Background ; Vapor Surfactant Theory; Key Experimental Results; Drop Proximity Experiment; Active Surface Experiment; Surface Tension Measurements; Effect of flux on Enhancement; Modeling Marangoni Flows with Vapor Surfactant Effects; Summary ; References;
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 621.4025; Heat exchangers; Heat -- Radiation and absorption; Heat pumps
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498714358
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