Thermodynamic analysis of combined diesel engine and absorption refrigeration unit - Naturally aspirated engine with precooling

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 593-599

  Mostafavi, M ^a   Agnew, B ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diesel absorption; Energy recovery; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; EXHAUST GASES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE; REFRIGERATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION UNIT; COMBINED DIESEL ENGINE; PRESSURE RATIO; TEMPERATURE RATIO; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031153849     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1359-4311(96)00037-3     Document Type: Article

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