Performance and feasibility study of a heat pump with modified solar-air source evaporator: Techno-economic analysis for water heating
There is a rising demand for improving and analyzing the potential of alternative designs and operating conditions of heat pumps. The current study explores and reports on the techno-economic analysis (4E ? Energy, Exergy, economic and environmental viability) of a Modified Dual Source Heat Pump (MD...
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my.uniten.dspace-364132025-03-03T15:42:18Z Performance and feasibility study of a heat pump with modified solar-air source evaporator: Techno-economic analysis for water heating Chinnasamy S. Prakash K.B. Divyabharathi R. Kalidasan B. Rajamony R.K. Pandey A.K. Fouad Y. Soudagar M.E.M. 57207983571 57209849755 57220178092 57221543258 57218845246 36139061100 6603123645 57194384501 Air source heat pumps Carbon Economic analysis Investments Natural convection Pumps Solar water heaters Air sources Carbon credits COP Design condition Dual source Dual-source heat pumps Heat pumps Operating condition Payback periods Techno-Economic analysis Exergy There is a rising demand for improving and analyzing the potential of alternative designs and operating conditions of heat pumps. The current study explores and reports on the techno-economic analysis (4E ? Energy, Exergy, economic and environmental viability) of a Modified Dual Source Heat Pump (MDHP) water heater under various ambient and operating circumstances. There are three functioning modes are presented for operating the system all over the day irrespective of the ambient conditions: dual source with natural convection (MDHP-DN), dual source with forced convection (MDHP-DF), and air-source forced convection (MDHP-AF). The experimental analysis targeted to assess the system's overall performance under diverse design and operating conditions all over the day. The outcomes specify that the average COP of MDHP in dual source with natural convection mode (DN) is 7% and 18% larger than that of dual source with forced convection (DF) and (AF), respectively. The regular daily COP and exergy efficiency of MDHP (with five heat-up cycles per day) are 3.24 and 54.6%, respectively. Furthermore, the investigation into the annual effectiveness of the MDHP involves analyzing simulation studies that take into account the local ambient conditions. According to the results, the MDHP system has a payback period of around 689 days and a lifetime CO2 mitigation savings cost of approximately $178,057 compared to a conventional electric heating system. This inference implies that the suggested MDHP system can be adapted to varying weather conditions, providing active and long-term solutions compared with conventional heat pump water heating systems. ? 2024 Elsevier Ltd Final 2025-03-03T07:42:18Z 2025-03-03T07:42:18Z 2024 Article 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107795 2-s2.0-85198509843 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85198509843&doi=10.1016%2fj.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107795&partnerID=40&md5=a7ecfba61426fab7056d7e3d34c99e50 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36413 157 107795 Elsevier Ltd Scopus |
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There is a rising demand for improving and analyzing the potential of alternative designs and operating conditions of heat pumps. The current study explores and reports on the techno-economic analysis (4E ? Energy, Exergy, economic and environmental viability) of a Modified Dual Source Heat Pump (MDHP) water heater under various ambient and operating circumstances. There are three functioning modes are presented for operating the system all over the day irrespective of the ambient conditions: dual source with natural convection (MDHP-DN), dual source with forced convection (MDHP-DF), and air-source forced convection (MDHP-AF). The experimental analysis targeted to assess the system's overall performance under diverse design and operating conditions all over the day. The outcomes specify that the average COP of MDHP in dual source with natural convection mode (DN) is 7% and 18% larger than that of dual source with forced convection (DF) and (AF), respectively. The regular daily COP and exergy efficiency of MDHP (with five heat-up cycles per day) are 3.24 and 54.6%, respectively. Furthermore, the investigation into the annual effectiveness of the MDHP involves analyzing simulation studies that take into account the local ambient conditions. According to the results, the MDHP system has a payback period of around 689 days and a lifetime CO2 mitigation savings cost of approximately $178,057 compared to a conventional electric heating system. This inference implies that the suggested MDHP system can be adapted to varying weather conditions, providing active and long-term solutions compared with conventional heat pump water heating systems. ? 2024 Elsevier Ltd |
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Performance and feasibility study of a heat pump with modified solar-air source evaporator: Techno-economic analysis for water heating |
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