Thermal response tests conducted to assess the subsurface thermal conductivity for the design of ground-coupled heat pump systems require a power source of about 7–12kW to heat water circulating in a ground heat exchanger. This high power is commonly supplied with a fuel-fired generator, which...

Based on the analogy between electricity and heat, we find that electric transformers and heat exchangers have many similarities. However, unlike transformers where Vo can be higher than Vi, the outlet temperatures of conventional heat exchangers are limited (i.e. Tc,o<Th,i, Th,o>Tc,i). Therefore, the...</th,i,>

Typically, a great deal of heat is wasted in the drainage systems of large-scale public shower facilities, such as those in schools, barracks, and natatoriums. This paper enhances a heat pump system used in public shower facilities for exhaust heat recovery. The system consists of three sections...

Thermally activated systems based on sorption cycles, as well as mechanical systems based on vapor compression/expansion are assessed in this study for waste heat recovery applications. In particular, ammonia-water sorption cycles for cooling and mechanical work recovery, a heat transformer...