ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING EQUIPMENT AND ENVELOPE TECHNOLOGIES

Rockenfeller, Uwe

Rocky Research (United States)

关键词: Air Conditioners;    Economics;    Thermal Expansion;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;    Households;   

DOI  :  10.2172/828159
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FC26-00NT40990
RP-ID  :  828159

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Objectives of this project under this cooperative agreement are to evaluate the energy efficiency and performance enhancements of a pulsed thermal expansion valve (TXV), its cost and reliability. This device could replace the currently used devices, a capillary tube and modulating TXVs, in household and commercial refrigeration and air conditioners. Determination of the economics and first cost of such devices, once performance enhancements have been defined, shall be performed and reported. This work shall be accomplished with the support of commercial partners in the HVAC and R industries. The reliability of the pulsed TXV shall also be determined, which is an important factor for its commercial success.