The evaluation of a small capacity shell and tube ammonia evaporator

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2151-2167

  Garcia Valladares, O ^a   Chan Gonzalez J ^b   Hernández, Jorge I ^a   Best y Brown, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CAMPECHE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Evaporator; Experimental; Heat exchanger; Numerical simulation; Shell and tube

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COOLING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERANTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

COOLING CAPACITY;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 10644263169     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(03)00189-3     Document Type: Article

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