最近开发了一个交互式、基于图形的计算机程序，用于蒸汽压缩热泵循环的设计和分析。本文介绍了将该项目用作暖通空调教育工具的案例研究。该项目已被机械工程专业本科生和研究生用于学习热泵热力学的细节。本科学生在一门高级设计课程中被介绍到该项目，该课程考虑了一系列热泵设计项目。本文介绍了该程序的功能以及用户交互的说明。该项目作为教育工具的成功源于在线图形输出。学生可以在一次分析课程中快速研究计算机屏幕上的一系列循环选项。其结果是对决定热泵性能的主要变量有了更深入的了解。 单位:SICitation:Symposium，ASHRAE交易，1988年，第94卷，pt。2、渥太华

An interactive, graphics-based computer program for the design and analysis of vapor compression heat pump cycles was recently developed. A case study of the use of this program as an HVAC educational tool is presented. The program has been utilized by both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering students for learning the details of heat pump thermodynamics. Undergraduate students are introduced to the program in a senior design course, where a series of heat pump design projects have been considered. A description of the capabilities of the program is presented here along with a description of the user interaction. The success of the program as an educational tool stems from the on-line graphic output. The student can rapidly investigate a series of cycle options on the computer screen in a single analytical session. The result is a more in-depth understanding of the major variables defining heat pump performance.Units: SI