The process of system implementation could be the key to determining system performance. This paper discusses this issue by using empirical methods to analyze Shanghai labor dispute cases. Although the labor dispute settlement system is designed to protect workers, empirical analyses show that...

Air-to-water heat pumps using CO2 as a natural refrigerant have been developed and commercialized. They are expected to contribute to energy saving in residential hot water supply. The objective of the research is to analyze the performance of a water heating system composed of a CO2 heat pump...

The cascade refrigeration system has been applied to heat pump water heaters to overcome the problems which arise from the high compression ratio at low ambient temperature. In this study, the performance of a cascade heat pump water heating system is investigated with a quasi-steady state...

In residential applications, an air-to-water CO2 heat pump is used in combination with a domestic hot water storage tank, and the performance of this system is affected significantly not only by instantaneous ambient air and city water temperatures but also by hourly changes of domestic hot...

Clathrate hydrate is an attractive technology for cold storage applications. It offers a high cold storage density and elevates the phase change temperature compared to water. It offers better heat transfer properties and improved cyclic stability compared to eutectic salts. This paper reviews...

A microturbine cogeneration system providing electrical power and space cooling to a laboratory space is presented. The system comprises a microturbine, a lithium bromide absorption chiller, heat exchangers and a propane fuel supply system. Results from the performance tests conducted on the...