 How
The Quantum Heat Pump Water Heater Works
The
QUANTUM Compact solar
unit is a hot water system that combines a heat pump with a Fin
Coil evaporator thus creating a Solar
Heat Pump Water Heater.
The
Quantum system works
on the principle of a refrigeration circuit, drawing heat out of
one space and discharging it into another.
The
Quantum Compact Solar Heat Pump
consists basically of three major components. A compressor plus
two heat exchangers (evaporator & condenser).
In operation,
the evaporator absorbs whatever heat energy is available to it from
the atmosphere (air) to vaporise the refrigerant. The vapour is
then compressed raising its pressure and temperature. This high
temperature vapour is passed through special pipes permanently bonded
around the outside of the water storage tank, forming the condenser.
As the refrigerant vapour condenses back to its liquid form, it
gives off its heat to the stored water.
As this happens,
the condensed refrigerant liquid passes back to the evaporator panels
through an expansion device (TX Valve), is vaporised, and the cycle
is then repeated.
The refrigerant
material (R134a) is unusual in that it has a very low boiling (or
vaporising) point of minus 26°C at atmospheric pressure, and
a freezing point more than 100°C below zero. It is liquid when
cold but easily becomes a vapour when heated and vice versa. It
is not a CFC, and does not damage the ozone layer.
The subject
of heat and cold is really a question of relativity.
People think
of hot and cold relative to themselves - their comfort levels.
As our normal
body temperature is 36°C an ambient temperature of +40°C
is called hot, while an ambient temperature of only +5°C is
said to be very cold. It is all relative.
In operation
within the heat pump the refrigerant can be vaporising at a temperature
of around minus 26°C. An ambient temperature of +5°C is
HOT compared with such a low figure.
Thus
the Quantum Compact Solar Heat Pump
can operate in all seasons of the year, making hot water both day
and night very efficiently. So if you are "Thinking About Solar"
invest in a Quantum.
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help you
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