Comparative study of vapour compression, thermoelectric and absorption refrigerators

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-107

  Bansal, P K ^a   Martin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absorption; Cost; Economic; Energy efficiency; Noise; Refrigerator; Thermoelectric; Vapour compression

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OZONE LAYER; REFRIGERANTS; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; VAPOUR COMPRESSION;

REFRIGERATORS;

COST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NOISE; PERFORMANCE TEST; REFRIGERATOR;

EID: 0034144270     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(200002)24:2<93::AID-ER563>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Review

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