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Absorption Heating Technologies

Efficient Heating, Heat Recovery and Renewable Energy

  • Presents various novel absorption heating technologies for efficient and clean heating
  • Offers advanced solutions to improve the performance and applicability of the basic air source absorption heat pump
  • Provides novel concepts to eliminate the soil thermal imbalance and reduce the number of boreholes compared to conventional ground source heat pumps
  • Presents a range of hybrid ground source absorption heat pumps for better applicability, efficiency, and economy
  • Discusses in-depth studies on novel absorption working fluids, as well as advances in waste heat and renewable energy utilization

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Characteristics of Conventional Heating Technologies

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 1-19
  3. Fundamentals of Absorption Heating Technologies

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 21-74
  4. Low Evaporation Temperature Absorption Heat Pump

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 75-108
  5. Performance Improvement of Absorption Heat Pump

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 109-145
  6. Performance of Ground Source Absorption Heat Pump

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 147-165
  7. Hybrid Ground Source Absorption Heat Pump System

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 167-210
  8. Advances in Novel Working Fluids for Absorption Heat Pump

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 211-236
  9. Advances in Waste Heat and Renewable Energy Utilization

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 237-259
  10. Absorption Heating Technologies: Summaries and Perspectives

    • Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You
    Pages 261-266

About this book

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to novel absorption heating technologies for improving the energy efficiency of heating systems. The proposed low-temperature heating systems, based on an air source absorption heat pump (ASAHP), significantly increase heating efficiency and reduce pollution emissions. As the performance of ASAHPs deteriorates at lower ambient/driving temperatures, a series of advanced cycles is used to extend their applicability, with the compression-assisted ASAHP being the most outstanding example. The book discusses the generator-absorber-heat-exchange ASAHP as a promising solution to make the best of high driving temperatures, an aspect that can be improved further via compression. Further, it addresses the ground source absorption heat pump (GSAHP), which eliminates the soil thermal imbalance of the conventional ground source electrical heat pump (GSEHP), and also reduces the number of boreholes . Various hybrid GSAHP systems are proposed to further enhance applicability, efficiency, and economy: these include a combined GSAHP and GSEHP system, as well as ASAHP and GSAHP systems that incorporate design optimizations. In closing, the book explores the merits of novel working fluids and highlights recent advances concerning waste heat and renewable energy utilization.


Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Wei Wu

  • Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Xianting Li

  • Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

    Tian You

About the authors

Wei Wu is currently a researcher in mechanical engineering and has a deep expertise in novel absorption heating technologies, hybrid heat pump technologies, ground source heat pump technologies, natural and low-GWP refrigerant, and net-zero energy buildings. Due to the innovative studies, he has published about 60 papers and 7 patents. He was awarded the Top 10 Special Postgraduate Scholarship and the Top 10 Outstanding Postgraduate Researcher of Tsinghua University during the Ph.D. period. He is the reviewer of many prestigious journals.

Xianting Li is currently the director of the Department of Building Science at Tsinghua University. His conducts innovative studies on heat pump, air-conditioning, thermal storage, and ventilation. He  published 6 books, more than 300 papers, and more than 30 patents. He also hosted more than 50 sponsored research projects. He is the president of Commission E1 of International Institute of Refrigeration, Vice-President ofChinese Association of Refrigeration, president of Commission Ventilation of Chinese Committee of HVAC. He serves as editorial board member of several journals.

Tian You is currently a researcher in mechanical engineering and has a deep expertise in novel ground source heat pump systems, ground heat exchanger models, and HVAC energy efficiency. Due to the innovative studies, she published more than 30 papers and 3 patents. She won a Prize in the REHVA World Student Competition. She is the reviewer of several prestigious journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Absorption Heating Technologies

  • Book Subtitle: Efficient Heating, Heat Recovery and Renewable Energy

  • Authors: Wei Wu, Xianting Li, Tian You

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0470-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0469-3Published: 08 October 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0472-3Published: 08 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0470-9Published: 23 September 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 266

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 220 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Energy Efficiency, Building Physics, HVAC, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

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eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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