THEORY OF HEAT/MASS TRANSFER ADDITIVES IN ABSORPTION CHILLERS

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 1999-B, Issue , 1999, Pages 199-206

  Kulankara, S ^a   Verma, S ^b   Herold, K E ^c  

^a York Int Corp   (United States)

^b FMC Corporation   (United States)

^c University of Maryiand   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; ADDITIVES; COOLING SYSTEMS; GAS TURBINES; MASS TRANSFER; SECONDARY FLOW; SURFACE TENSION;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; MARANGONI CONVECTION; MASS TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; NEW THEORY; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; SURFACE TENSION GRADIENT; TRANSFER PROCESS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0005744261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE1999-0827     Document Type: Conference Paper

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