Dynamic simulation of a thermostatically controlled counter-flow evaporator

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 174-189

  Mithraratne, P ^a   Wijeysundera, N E ^a   Bong, T Y ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; EVAPORATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOSTATS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

COUNTER-FLOW WATER COOLING EVAPORATORS; THERMAL CAPACITANCE; THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION VALVES (TEV); VOID FRACTION MODEL (VFM);

EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033895089     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(99)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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