Pressure drop of pure HFC refrigerants and their mixtures flowing in capillary tubes

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 551-561

  Chang, S D ^a   Ro, S T ^b  

^a LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capillary tube; Friction factor; HFC refrigerant; Refrigerant mixture

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; CAPILLARY TUBES; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; FLUOROCARBONS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; VAPORIZATION; VISCOSITY;

CICCHITTI EQUATION; FRICTION FACTOR; HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON; REFRIGERANT FLOW;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0030153107     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-9322(95)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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