Pressure drop of HFC refrigerants inside evaporator and condenser coils as determined by CFD

Applied Energy

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-178

  Smith, S J ^a   Shao, L ^a   Riffat, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); DENSITY OF GASES; EVAPORATORS; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY OF GASES;

HYDROFLUROCARBON (HFC) REFRIGERANTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION;

EID: 0035479335     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(01)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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