PROSPECTS FOR EMPLOYING HEAT PUMPS
IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

L. L. Vasil'ev

UDC 621.577

A brief analysis of the possibilities of employing sorption 
heat pumps in the Republic of Belarus is given. Primary consideration 
is given to the light-duty heat pumps used for air-conditioning systems 
with automatic switching from the heating to the cooling state (air/water). 
One important component of sorption heat pumps is the low-temperature 
power source, which strongly influences the design of the heat pump 
in terms of economy and environmental protection.

A. V. Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, National 
Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 15 P. Brovka Str., Minsk, 220072, 
Belarus. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 78, 
No. 1, pp. 23-34, January-February, 2005. Original article 
submitted April 15, 2004; revision submitted August 20, 2004.