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Heat Pumps

  • 2nd Edition - October 22, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Author: D.B.A. Macmichael
  • Editor: David Reay
  • Language: English

A fully revised and extended account of the design, manufacture and use of heat pumps in both industrial and domestic applications. Topics covered include a detailed description… Read more

Description

A fully revised and extended account of the design, manufacture and use of heat pumps in both industrial and domestic applications. Topics covered include a detailed description of the various heat pump cycles, the components of a heat pump system - drive, compressor, heat exchangers etc., and the more practical considerations to be taken into account in their selection.

Readership

Essential reading for environmental engineers, chemical engineers, energy technologists, architects and plant engineers.

Table of contents

Introduction. History of the heat pump. Heat pump theory. Practical design. Heat pump applications - domestic. Heat pumps in commercial and municipal buildings. Heat pump applications in industry. Appendices: Refrigerant properties; Bibliography; Heat pump manufacturers; Conversion factors. Nomenclature. Index.

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 22, 2013
  • Language: English

About the editor

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David Reay

Professor Reay manages David Reay & Associates, UK, and he is a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Emeritus Professor at Newcastle University, and Honorary Professor Brunel University London, UK. His main research interests are compact heat exchangers, process intensification, and heat pumps. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Thermal Science and Engineering Progress and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Thermofluids, both are published by Elsevier. Prof. Reay is the Author/Co-author of eight other books.
Affiliations and expertise
Manager, David Reay and Associates; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Researcher, Newcastle University; Honorary Professor at Nottingham University, UK

About the author

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D.B.A. Macmichael

Affiliations and expertise
PA Technology, Royston, UK