Experimental Analysis of Heat-Pump Integrated With Solar Energy

Abstract

The objective of the present work is to analyze the performance of an equipment used in water heating for domestic and commercial use. The hot water is obtained by conventional vapor compression heat pump machine, using the R-134a as primary fluid refrigerant. This way, the plate evaporator is in contact with the hot source originated from incandescent lamp, simulating the solar energy and the condenser is in contact with the cold source represented by the water storage. A radiator is used to collect the hot water that comes from the hot water storage. The parameters analysed in the research are the energy dissipated by the radiator, the COP of systems and the variation of the water flow rate.