| Title |
A Study on the Performance Improvement of a Heat Pump System with a Dehumidification Function |
| Authors |
고광수(Gwang-Soo Ko) ; 김태형(Taehyung Kim) ; 박윤철(Youn Cheol Park) |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2014.26.11.529 |
| Keywords |
지열 ; 열펌프 ; 제습직렬증발기 Geothermal ; Heat pump ; Dehumidification ; Series evaporator |
| Abstract |
This research developed a hybrid heat pump system with the functions of dehumidification and heating, which uses simulated air that is like underground air, from an environmental chamber as a heat source. The system consisted of three evaporators and three condensers that were installed in series in the air passage, between the underground and load space. As results, the total amount of dehumidification was 2.726 kg/h, and the heating COPh was 1.84 at air intake temperature 17℃ and relative humidity 70%, which is a similar condition to underground air. We found that the total amount of dehumidification also increased with the air temperature and humidity. The system COPs was reached at 2.5, if we include the latent heat of dehumidification in the conventional heat pump system's COP. |