TY - JOUR
T1 - Absorption heating technologies
T2 - A review and perspective
AU - Wu, Wei
AU - Wang, Baolong
AU - Shi, Wenxing
AU - Li, Xianting
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Absorption heating has attracted increased attention due to its irreplaceable advantages in energy conservation and pollution reduction in heating and domestic hot water supplies. This paper presents the classifications and principles of different absorption heating cycles and comprehensively reviews their statuses and development in different application fields. Civil applications include direct-fired chiller/heaters, fuel-driven absorption heat pump water heaters, the latent heat recovery of vapors, hybrid compression-absorption heating, solar-assisted absorption heat pumps, absorption-based district heating, thermal energy storage and transportation, ground source absorption heat pumps and thermal imbalances in cold regions. Industrial applications include absorption-assisted drying, absorption-assisted evaporation, absorption-assisted distillation, and absorption-assisted waste heat recovery. Additionally, several rural application concepts are also provided. Based on the reviews, essential summaries and suggestions are presented, which are expected to extend the absorption heating technologies for additional contributions to energy conservation and environmental protection.
AB - Absorption heating has attracted increased attention due to its irreplaceable advantages in energy conservation and pollution reduction in heating and domestic hot water supplies. This paper presents the classifications and principles of different absorption heating cycles and comprehensively reviews their statuses and development in different application fields. Civil applications include direct-fired chiller/heaters, fuel-driven absorption heat pump water heaters, the latent heat recovery of vapors, hybrid compression-absorption heating, solar-assisted absorption heat pumps, absorption-based district heating, thermal energy storage and transportation, ground source absorption heat pumps and thermal imbalances in cold regions. Industrial applications include absorption-assisted drying, absorption-assisted evaporation, absorption-assisted distillation, and absorption-assisted waste heat recovery. Additionally, several rural application concepts are also provided. Based on the reviews, essential summaries and suggestions are presented, which are expected to extend the absorption heating technologies for additional contributions to energy conservation and environmental protection.
KW - Absorption heating
KW - Absorption heat pump
KW - Heat supply
KW - Temperature upgrading
KW - Industrial energy efficiency
KW - Rural energy efficiency
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.05.027
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.05.027
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0306-2619
VL - 130
SP - 51
EP - 71
JO - Applied Energy
JF - Applied Energy
ER -
