A numerical and experimental study of turbulent flow through the evaporator coil in an air-conditioning unit

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 369-381

  Xu, Z G ^a   Gotham, D H T ^b   Collins, M W ^b   Coney, J E R ^c   Sheppard, C G W ^c   Merdjani, S ^c  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air; Battery; Calculation; Finned tube; Flow; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Measurement; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CALCULATIONS; EVAPORATORS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ANEMOMETRY; EVAPORATOR COIL;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0030182556     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(96)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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