Gas Engine Heat Pump System and Component Efficiency and Reliability Improvement. Phase 2 Report September 1986-January 1989

摘要

The Gas Research Institute is directing several research projects to develop gas-fired heat pumps for residential and light commercial use. The project work described in the report identifies and evaluates potential improvements in the cycle and key components of these heat pumps and provides short- and long-term inputs for the heat pump product development efforts. Principal results of Phase II studies under the project are: compressors for commercialized gas engine heat pumps (GEHPs), auxiliary heat recommendations for GEHPs, rotary engine test data, duty cycle test stands, and heat pump design specifications.