The Poly(vinylidene) fluoride (PVDF) thin films with a high content of β-phase were prepared by controlling heat-treatment temperature using casting from the poled solvents. The crystallite microstructure of thin films was depicted by the techniques of X-ray diffraction and FTIR. The results...

In the present study, the performance of a heat pump unit is measured by varying the secondary fluid flow rate and compressor speed. Test results are applied to design the GCHP system, and then the effects of the flow rate and the thermal conductivity on the performance of the system and the...

Heat pumps, as a process recirculating environmental heat back into useful heat production, fit the environmental requirements of present global policy. They are very useful tools to reduce the need of fossil fuels in space heating and cooling. The government of the Republic of Korea has...