Simulation and exergy-method analysis of an industrial refrigeration cycle used in NGL recovery units

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1336-1351

  Mehrpooya, Mehdi ^a   Jarrahian, Azad ^b   Pishvaie, Mahmoud Reza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exergetic efficiencies; Exergy method; Natural gas liquid; Refrigerant propane; Refrigeration cycle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERGY; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY METHOD; NATURAL GAS LIQUID; REFRIGERATION CYCLE;

INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERGY; INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845502922     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1256     Document Type: Article

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