Circulation concentration of CO2/propane mixtures and the effect of their charge on the cooling performance in an air-conditioning system

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Kim, Ju Hyok ^a   Cho, Jin Min ^b   Lee, Il Hwan ^b   Lee, Jae Seung ^b   Kim, Min Soo ^b  

^a LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Binary mixture; Carbon dioxide; Concentration; Cooling system; Experiment; Parameter; Performance; Propane; Refrigerant

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; PROPANE; REFRIGERATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CHARGED CONCENTRATION; TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE;

BINARY MIXTURES;

EID: 33845220847     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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