Performance evaluation of an air-conditioning compressor part I: Measurement and design modeling

International Journal of Rotating Machinery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 231-240

  Bein, Thomas W ^a   Lee, Yu Tai ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Centrifugal compressor; Cutwater; Performance; Vaneless diffuser; Volute

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004297341     PISSN: 1023621X     EISSN: 15423034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1023621X99000202     Document Type: Article

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