Heat pump applications in Dutch flower bulb farms
conference paper
Increasing numbers of flower bulb fanns in the Netherlands are using heat pumps for conditioning bulbs. The main advantage of the (electric) heat pump is that it combines all conditioning steps (drying, cooling and heating) in one device. Another advantage is that it makes process control simple and self-stabilising, which obviously leads to increased product quality. Because of the fact that heat pumps utilise latent heat, the primary energy consumption of heat pumps is much lower than the energy consumption of traditional natural gas-fired systems. To save energy costs - electricity costs at least twice as much as natural gas - proper design and installation of the heat pump are of major importance.
TNO Identifier
776835
Publisher
IEA
Article nr.
72
Source title
6th IEA International Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference 1999 "Heat Pumps - a Benefit for the Environment", May 31 - June 2, 1999, Berlin
Place of publication
Berlin
Pages
1-8
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