Zaheer-uddin, M.; Rink, R.E.; Gourishankar, V.G. - In: Energy 12 (1987) 5, pp. 355-367
We model a solar-assisted heat pump (SAHP) system in order to develop a design criterion. A steady-state model is chosen, which lends itself to optimal analytic solutions. From a physical understanding of these solutions, a design criterion is developed. This criterion reveals that, for optimum...