An algorithmic approach towards finding better refrigerant substitutes of CFCs in terms of the second law of thermodynamics

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1595-1611

  Arcaklioǧlu, Erol ^a   Çavuşoǧlu, Abdullah ^b   Erişen, Ali ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CFC replacements; Irreversibility; Rational efficiency; REFPROP; Refrigerant mixtures

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BINARY MIXTURES; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING SYSTEMS; ENTROPY; EVAPORATORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMODYNAMICS;

CFC REPLACEMENTS; IRREVERSIBILITY; RATIONAL EFFICIENCY; REFPROP; REFRIGERANT MIXTURES;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 15744392946     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2004.07.012     Document Type: Article

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