Optimization of the composition of a gas mixture in a joule-thomson cycle

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-230

  Keppler, Florian ^a   Nellis, Gregory ^a   Klein, Sanford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

JOULE-THOMSON DEVICE; NONFLAMMABLE HYDROFLUOROCARBON MIXTURE;

MIXTURES;

EID: 2942718981     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2004.10391100     Document Type: Article

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