Advances, challenges and outlooks in frost-free air-source heat pumps: A comprehensive review from materials, components to systems

S Huang, H Yu, M Zhang, H Qu, L Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) have dominated the heat pump market, accounting for over
90% of the market share, due to their potential to reduce emissions, low operational costs …

Review on improvement for air source heat pump units during frosting and defrosting

M Song, S Deng, C Dang, N Mao, Z Wang - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Air source heat pump (ASHP) units have found worldwide applications due to their
advantages of high energy efficient and environmental friendly. Frost deposition and …

Liquid desiccant regeneration for advanced air conditioning: A comprehensive review on desiccant materials, regenerators, systems and improvement technologies

W Su, Z Lu, X She, J Zhou, F Wang, B Sun, X Zhang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid desiccant air-conditioning (LDAC) system is being considered as a promising
alternative to vapor compression refrigeration system owing to its effective temperature and …

Achieving better energy-efficient air conditioning–a review of technologies and strategies

KJ Chua, SK Chou, WM Yang, J Yan - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Air conditioning is essential for maintaining thermal comfort in indoor environments,
particularly for hot and humid climates. Today, air conditioning, comprising cooling and …

Energy-efficient and-economic technologies for air conditioning with vapor compression refrigeration: A comprehensive review

X She, L Cong, B Nie, G Leng, H Peng, Y Chen… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Vapor Compression Refrigeration Systems (VCRS) are widely used to provide
cooling or freezing for domestic/office buildings, supermarkets, data centres, etc., which …

Separate sensible and latent cooling technologies: A comprehensive review

OM Zaki, RH Mohammed, O Abdelaziz - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional air conditioning (AC) systems provide simultaneous sensible and latent
cooling. This requires air to be cooled below its dew point temperature resulting in low …

Hybrid sorption-vapor compression cooling systems: A comprehensive overview

MG Gado, S Ookawara, S Nada… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper thoroughly reviews the integration of absorption, adsorption and desiccant
cooling technologies into vapor compression cooling/refrigeration systems. Different …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in liquid desiccant dehumidification and air-conditioning: A review

X Chen, S Riffat, H Bai, X Zheng, D Reay - Energy and Built Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a literature review on the recent research progress in liquid desiccant
dehumidification and air conditioning systems. The physical features of various liquid …

Desiccants enabling energy-efficient buildings: A review

RH Mohammed, M Ahmadi, H Ma, S Bigham - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings account for about 39% of the total energy consumption in the United States.
Develo** highly energy-efficient and environmentally friendly systems that are either …

Research of anti-frosting technology in refrigeration and air conditioning fields: A review

F Wang, C Liang, X Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Frost formation is inevitable in refrigeration and air conditioning fields. Frosting heavily
impacts on the operating efficiency of equipments, and leads to considerable energy …