Simulation and Analysis of an Air Source Heat Pump Used for Washing Machine

This research looks into the performance of a heat pump used in washing machine without heating technology of its own. Analysis of a washing machine found in the market was also studied in the research. Then the comparison is done in order to understand how either of the two systems can be an ideal for a small family. During the experiment time, there are a couple of parameters to be considered, so the final unknown parameters can be estimated. This is how the behaviour of a system can be explained and understood. The experiment stands on the data collected at the period of two hours with each sample foreseen at every minute. The behaviour and performance of heat pumps has been analyzed in this paper. During the trial, the ambient temperature was between 26.5 - 27.9 ºC by setting the highest temperature the heat pumps to be at 55 ºC. Washing machine which can be bought from the market has also been analyzed to check the performance in terms of consumption of electric power. And finally the comparison of this two systems has been taken place.