Thermodynamic modeling of absorption chiller and comparison with experiments

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 42-51

  Ng, K C ^a   Chua, H T ^a   Han, Qian ^a   Kashiwagi, T ^b   Akisawa, A ^b   Tsurusawa, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENTROPY; EVAPORATORS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; INTERNAL ENTROPY GENERATION;

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

EID: 0032677767     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014576399271574     Document Type: Article

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