INVESTIGATION OF THE SORPTION AND HEAT-EXCHANGE PROCESSES IN A HEAT PUMP WITH THE USE OF A THERMOSIPHON
L. L. Vasil'ev and L. E. Kanonchik UDC 621.577 A self-contained sorption heat pump of 2-kW power for heating and air conditioning is proposed. The nonequilibrium sorption and heat-exchange processes in a cylindrical adsorber with the use of a ribbed thermosiphon are described mathematically. The heat-engineering parameters of the structure are investigated. A. V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 5-11, September-October, 2002. Original article submitted April 8, 2002. JEPTER7492020028 JEPTER749208