Prediction of air coil performace under partially wet and totally wet cooling conditions using equivalent dry-bulb temperature method

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-301

  Wang, Jianfeng ^a   Hihara, Eiji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Measurement; Parameter; Performance; Process; Refrigerant; Water chiller

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; REFRIGERANTS;

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE METHOD;

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

EID: 0037407034     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(02)00132-9     Document Type: Article

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