Recent research on an indirect evaporative cooler (IEC) part 1: Optimization of the COP

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1099-1108

  Tulsidasani, T R ^a   Sawhney, R L ^a   Singh, S P ^a   Sodha, M S ^a,b  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Coefficient of performance; Cooling effect; Indirect evaporative cooler; Optimization; Power required for cooling

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EVAPORATION;

EID: 0031460751     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(19971010)21:12<1099::AID-ER311>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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