Experiments on the characteristics of evaporation of R410A in brazed plate heat exchangers with different geometric configurations

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1209-1225

  Han, Dong Hyouck ^a   Lee, Kyu Jung ^a   Kim, Yoon Ho ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chevron angle; Correlation; Evaporation; Plate heat exchanger; R410A

Indexed keywords

BRAZING; CORRELATION METHODS; EVAPORATION; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; NUSSELT NUMBER; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS (PHE);

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0038713360     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(03)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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