Thermal Coupling of Cooling And Heating Systems
When the heat source is the discharge from a cooling system, the economics of heat pumps are immediately more attractive, says the author. Refrigeration makes our lives easier but it is a huge consumer of electricity and emitter of harmful gasses. The article covers the steps and the analyses used to harness waste heat from cooling when replacing an R-22 refrigeration system.
Citation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 53, no. 2, February 2011