Development of a gas fired Vuilleumier heat pump for residential heating

Henrik Carlsen

doi:10.1109/IECEC.1989.74788

Development of a gas fired Vuilleumier heat pump for residential heating

Henrik Carlsen

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A natural gas-driven heat pump based on the Vuilleumier principle has been developed for use in single-family houses. The pump has a heat output of 7.5 kW at a coefficient of performance of 1.62 based on the lower heat content of the gas fuel. The heat pump uses helium as working fluid at 20 MPa mean pressure, and it is designed as a semihermetic unit. A crank mechanism distinguished by very small loads on the piston rings was developed. The advantages and disadvantages of the Vuilleumier principle for heat-driven heat pumps are discussed. Results of the extensive experimental work are presented. A new 20 kW Vuilleumier heat pump is briefly described

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Volume	Volume 5
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	1989
Pages	2257-2263
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECEC.1989.74788
Publication status	Published - 1989
Event	24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 6 Aug 1989 → 11 Aug 1989 Conference number: 24 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=852

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Conference	24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Number	24
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, DC
Period	06/08/1989 → 11/08/1989
Internet address	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=852

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