Hydride heat pump. Volume I. Users manual for HYCSOS system design program. [HYCSOS code]
A method for the design and costing of a metal hydride heat pump for residential use and a computer program, HYCSOS, which automates that method are described. The system analyzed is one in which a metal hydride heat pump can provide space heating and space cooling powered by energy from solar collectors and electric power generated from solar energy. The principles and basic design of the system are presented, and the computer program is described giving detailed design and performance equations used in the program. The operation of the program is explained, and a sample run is presented. This computer program is part of an effort to design, cost, and evaluate a hydride heat pump for residential use. The computer program is written in standard Fortran IV and was run on a CDC Cyber 74 and Cyber 174 computer. A listing of the program is included as an appendix. This report is Volume 1 of a two-volume document.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5766933
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EES-TM-66(Vol.1)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
142000 -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HYDRIDES
CHEMICAL HEAT PUMPS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER CODES
COST
DESIGN
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
H CODES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM HYDRIDES
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL HYDRIDES
PERFORMANCE
POWER GENERATION
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SIZE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
142000 -- Solar Energy-- Heat Storage-- (1980-)
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HYDRIDES
CHEMICAL HEAT PUMPS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
COMPUTER CODES
COST
DESIGN
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
H CODES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM HYDRIDES
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
NICKEL HYDRIDES
PERFORMANCE
POWER GENERATION
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SIZE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
SPACE HEATING
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS