Influences of miscible and immiscible oils on flow characteristics through capillary tube - Part I: Experimental study

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 823-829

  Fukuta, Mitsuhiro ^a   Yanagisawa, Tadashi ^a   Arai, Toshinori ^a   Ogi, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capillary; Laminar flow; Miscibility; Oil; Refrigerant; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPRESSORS; LAMINAR FLOW; REFRIGERATION; SOLUBILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

IMMISCIBLE OILS;

LUBRICATING OILS;

EID: 0042862908     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(03)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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