Computationally efficient model for refrigeration compressor gas dynamics

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1083-1092

  Srinivas, M N ^a   Padmanabhan, Chandramouli ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Compression; Design; Gas; Modelling; Reciprocating compressor ; Refrigerant

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GAS DYNAMICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REFRIGERANTS;

RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0036883461     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(01)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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