Heat Pump

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With the air-to-water heat pump the ambient heat of the air is used to heat water. The heat pump circuit consists of a compressor, an evaporator with fan, a thermostatic expansion valve and a coa...


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With the air-to-water heat pump the ambient heat of the air is used to heat water.

The heat pump circuit consists of a compressor, an evaporator with fan, a thermostatic expansion valve and a coaxial coil heat exchanger as condenser. All components are clearly arranged in the trainer.

The compressed refrigerant vapour condenses in the outer pipe of the condenser and thereby discharges heat to the water in the inner pipe. The liquid refrigerant evaporates at low pressure in the finned tube evaporator and thereby absorbs heat from the ambient air.

The hot water circuit consists of a tank, a pump and the condenser as heater. For a continuous operation the generated heat is dissipated via an external cooling water connection. The cooling water flow rate is set via a valve and measured.

 

Learning Objectives/Experiments

Design and operation of an air-to-water heat pump

Representation of the thermodynamic cycle in the log p-h diagram

Energy balances

Determination of important characteristic variables

Compressor pressure ratio

Ideal coefficient of performance

Real coefficient of performance

Dependence of the real coefficient of performance on the temperature difference (air-to-water)

Operating behaviour under load

Specification

Investigation of a heat pump with a water circuit as load

Refrigeration circuit with compressor, evaporator with fan, thermostatic expansion valve and coaxial coil heat exchanger as condenser

Hot water circuit with pump, tank and condenser as heater

Additional cooling via pipe coil in the hot water tank and external cooling water

Record and display of all relevant measured values

 

Technical Data

Compressor

refrigeration capacity: 372W at 7,2/55°C

power consumption: 205W at at 7,2/55°C

Coaxial coil heat exchanger (condenser)

refrigerant content: 0,55L

water content: 0,3L

Finned tube evaporator

transfer area: approx. 0,175m2

Pump

max. flow rate: 1,9m3/h

max. head: 1,4m

Hot water tank volume: approx. 4,5L

Refrigerant: R513A

GWP: 631

filling volume: 1kg

CO2-equivalent: 0,6t

Measuring ranges

pressure: 2x -1…15bar

temperature: 4x 0…100°C, 2x -100…100°C

power: 0…6000W

flow rate: 0…108L/h (water)

flow rate: 10…160L/h (cooling water)

230V, 50Hz, 1 phase; 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase

120V, 60Hz, 1 phase

 


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With the air-to-water heat pump the ambient heat of the air is used to heat water.

The heat pump circuit consists of a compressor, an evaporator with fan, a thermostatic expansion valve and a coaxial coil heat exchanger as condenser. All components are clearly arranged in the trainer.

The compressed refrigerant vapour condenses in the outer pipe of the condenser and thereby discharges heat to the water in the inner pipe. The liquid refrigerant evaporates at low pressure in the finned tube evaporator and thereby absorbs heat from the ambient air.

The hot water circuit consists of a tank, a pump and the condenser as heater. For a continuous operation the generated heat is dissipated via an external cooling water connection. The cooling water flow rate is set via a valve and measured.

 

Learning Objectives/Experiments

Design and operation of an air-to-water heat pump

Representation of the thermodynamic cycle in the log p-h diagram

Energy balances

Determination of important characteristic variables

Compressor pressure ratio

Ideal coefficient of performance

Real coefficient of performance

Dependence of the real coefficient of performance on the temperature difference (air-to-water)

Operating behaviour under load

Specification

Investigation of a heat pump with a water circuit as load

Refrigeration circuit with compressor, evaporator with fan, thermostatic expansion valve and coaxial coil heat exchanger as condenser

Hot water circuit with pump, tank and condenser as heater

Additional cooling via pipe coil in the hot water tank and external cooling water

Record and display of all relevant measured values

 

Technical Data

Compressor

refrigeration capacity: 372W at 7,2/55°C

power consumption: 205W at at 7,2/55°C

Coaxial coil heat exchanger (condenser)

refrigerant content: 0,55L

water content: 0,3L

Finned tube evaporator

transfer area: approx. 0,175m2

Pump

max. flow rate: 1,9m3/h

max. head: 1,4m

Hot water tank volume: approx. 4,5L

Refrigerant: R513A

GWP: 631

filling volume: 1kg

CO2-equivalent: 0,6t

Measuring ranges

pressure: 2x -1…15bar

temperature: 4x 0…100°C, 2x -100…100°C

power: 0…6000W

flow rate: 0…108L/h (water)

flow rate: 10…160L/h (cooling water)

230V, 50Hz, 1 phase; 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase

120V, 60Hz, 1 phase

 

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