Optimized design of a heat exchanger for an air-to-water reversible heat pump working with propane (R290) as refrigerant: Modelling analysis and experimental observations

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 2450-2462

  Castro, J Blanco ^a   Urchueguia J F ^a   Corberan J M ^a   Gonzalvez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coefficient of Performance; Heat exchangers; Heat pump; Propane

Indexed keywords

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROPANE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP); FLOW PATH; GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS; MICRO FINS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 20344396868     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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