Influence of liquid receiver on the performance of reversible heat pumps using refrigerant mixtures

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-62

  Rajapaksha, Leelananda ^a,b   Suen, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Heat pump; Liquid; Modelling; Performance; R 407C; Receiver; Transient regime

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

TRANSIENT REGIME;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 0142184961     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(03)00092-6     Document Type: Article

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