Considerations about evaporator thermal design in a vapour compression liquid chiller. Experimental analysis with HFC fluids (R134a and R407C)

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1329-1341

  Torrella, E ^a   Cabello, R ^b   Navarro Esbri, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evaporation; R134a; R407C; Shell and tube heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; EVAPORATORS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFRIGERANTS;

HFC REFRIGERANTS; THERMAL DESIGN METHODS; VAPOR COMPRESSION LIQUID CHILLER;

VAPORS;

EVAPORATION; HEAT EXCHANGER; REFRIGERATOR; VAPOR COMPRESSION;

EID: 11144287760     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1031     Document Type: Article

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