Compendex

 

Description
The Compendex database is available from many database providers. More information can be found at http://www.cas.org/ONLINE/DBSS/dbsslist.html.

 

Availability
Database providers offering Compendex include STN, STN Easy and the Dialog Corporation. Compendex is part of the STN Easy free demo package.

 

Number of entries: keywords = heat pump (Sept. 99)
Total of 4,431,435 (7/99); 6,096 entries with keywords = heat pump

 

Description of heat pump entries

• Application area: residential/industrial

• Heat sources: all (mostly waste heat)

• Technology specification: all, with particular emphasis on absorption (7% of heat pump citations). Below 1% on adsorption and TVR

• Type of project: 1% refer to pilot projects

Assessment
The database covers worldwide engineering and technology journals, plus conference proceedings.

 

 

Last updated: 1 March 2004

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