1st Edition
Heat Pumps in Chemical Process Industry
442 Pages
by
CRC Press
444 Pages
186 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
444 Pages
186 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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As the chemical process industry is among the most energy demanding sectors, chemical engineers are endeavoring to contribute towards sustainable future. Due to the limitation of fossil fuels, the need for energy independence, as well as the environmental problem of the greenhouse gas effect, there is a large increasing interest in the research and development of chemical processes that require... Read more
Introduction to Heat Pumps. Thermodynamics of heat pump cycles. Entropy production and energy analysis. Pinch analysis and process integration. Heat pump selection. Mechanically driven heat pumps. Thermally driven heat pumps. Solid state heat pumps. Industrial applications of heat pumps. Case studies.
Biography
Anton A. Kiss, Carlos A. Infante Ferreira
