Condensation heat transfer and pressure drop of refrigerant R-134a in a small pipe

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 697-708

  Yan, Yi Yie ^a   Lin, Tsing Fa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; HEAT TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; REFRIGERANT;

EID: 0345435119     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(98)00195-1     Document Type: Article

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