Sensitivity of refrigeration system performance to charge levels and parameters for on-line leak detection

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 557-566

  Grace, I N ^a   Datta, D ^a   Tassou, S A ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault diagnosis; Leak detection; Liquid chillers; Refrigerant charge

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT SINKS; LEAK DETECTION; MONITORING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REFRIGERANTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FAULT DIAGNOSIS; LIQUID CHILLERS; REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; REGRIGERANT CHARGE;

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

EID: 13944273336     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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