Experimental study of evaporation heat transfer characteristics of refrigerants R-134a and R-407C in horizontal small tubes

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 207-218

  Lie, Y M ^a   Su, F Q ^a   Lai, R L ^a   Lin, T F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EVAPORATION HEAT TRANSFER; MASS FLUX; REFRIGERANT SATURATION TEMPERATURE;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 32144459167     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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