Performance Evaluation of Radiator and Radiant Floor Heating Systems for an Office Room Connected to a Ground-Coupled Heat Pump

A ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP) system used to provide the space heating for an office room is a renewable, high performance technology. This paper discusses vapour compression-based HP systems, briefly describing the thermodynamic cycle calculations, as well as the coefficient of performance (COP...

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Main Authors: Ioan Sarbu, Calin Sebarchievici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/4/228