Reverse heat transfer and re-condensation phenomena in non-adiabatic capillary tubes

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 17-18, 2005, Pages 3187-3202

  Bansal, P K ^a   Yang, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Non adiabatic capillary tube; Re condensation; Reverse heat transfer; Simulation model; Suction line heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRIGERATION;

NON-ADIABATIC CAPILLARY TUBE; RE-CONDENSATION; REVERSE HEAT TRANSFER; SIMULATION MODEL; SUCTION LINE HEAT EXCHANGER;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 23844454034     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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