Quantitative analysis of flow inside the accumulator of a rotary compressor

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-327

  Lee, Sang Joon ^a   Kim, Hyoung Bum ^a   Huh, Jeong Ki ^a   Lee, Seung Joon ^b   Ahn, Byoung Ha ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accumulator; Flow; Measurement; Process; Refrigerant; Rotary compressor

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; ROTATING MACHINERY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

PARTICLE TRACKING VELOCIMETRY (PTV);

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

EID: 0037407035     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(02)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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