Optimum operating conditions for an adsorption cryocooler: A case of activated carbon + nitrogen system

Cryogenics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-197

  Rao, Radhika Rani ^a   Prasad, Madhu ^b   Srinivasan, Kandadai ^c  

^a DON BOSCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COOLING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS; THROUGHPUT;

CRYOCOOLER; MASS FRACTION; NITROGEN SYSTEMS; THERMAL COMPRESSORS;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 10844220545     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryogenics.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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