Overall conductance and heat transfer area minimization of refrigerators and heat pumps with finite heat reservoirs

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 803-808

  Sarkar, J ^a   Bhattacharyya, Souvik ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonia plant; Conductance; Finite heat reservoir; Heat transfer area; Numerical verification

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AMMONIA PLANT; FINITE HEAT RESERVOIRS; HEAT RESERVOIRS; HEAT TRANSFER AREA; NUMERICAL VERIFICATION;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 33846303600     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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