Pressure loss coefficient measurements of two close-coupled HVAC elbows

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-146

  Mylaram, Nanda Kishore ^a   Idem, Stephen ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; FRICTION; PRESSURE DROP; SPACE HEATING; VENTILATION;

FRICTION FACTOR; PRESSURE LOSS COEFFICIENT MEASUREMENT;

PIPE FITTINGS;

EID: 14544300961     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2005.10391130     Document Type: Article

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