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Experimental and techno-economic analysis of transcritical CO2 heat pump water heater with fin-and-tube and microchannel heat exchanger
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Compared with conventional fin-and-tube heat exchangers, microchannel heat exchangers have higher heat transfer efficiency, less refrigerant charging, and lower cost.
“Compared with the conventional fin-and-tube heat exchanger (FTHX), the MCHX has the advantages of higher heat transfer efficiency [1,2], less refrigerant charging [3], and lower cost [4,5].”
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Microchannel heat exchangers (MCHXs) are widely employed in refrigeration and heat pump systems due to advantages of being more efficient, smaller in size, lower refrigerant charge, and cheaper price.
“Currently, microchannel heat exchangers (MCHXs) are widely employed in refrigeration and heat pump systems due to their advantages of being more efficient, smaller in size, lower refrigerant charge, and cheaper price.”
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- Authors
- Wang, Y., Zong, S., Song, Y., Cao, F., He, Y., & Gao, Q.
- Affiliations
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Cao, Feng
- Venue
- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-11
- Volume
- 199
- Pages
- 117606
- ISSN
- 1359-4311 (ISSN-L)
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- W3199356404
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- 60
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Funders
- Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51721004)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- Keywords
- transcritical CO2 heat pump, air-source heat pump, microchannel heat exchangers, finned tube heat exchanger, heat pump water heater, coefficient of performance, primary energy consumption, CO2 emissions, life cycle cost, sensitivity analysis, electricity prices
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