Investigation of effects of wave motion on the performance of a falling film absorber

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2463-2472

  Sabir, H ^a   Suen, K O ^b   Vinnicombe, G A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; THERMODYNAMICS; WAVE EFFECTS;

ALTERNATING DIRECTION IMPLICIT (ADI) FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FALLING FILM ABSORBERS;

REFRIGERATION;

ABSORPTION; MOTION; WAVES;

EID: 0030201138     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00336-3     Document Type: Article

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