Evaluation of a small capacity, hot water driven, air-cooled H2O-LiBr absorption machine

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-75

  Castro, Jesús ^a   Oliva, Assensi ^a   Pérez Segarra, Carlos David ^a   Cadafalch, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ABSORPTION CHILLER; SUBCOOLING VALUES;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 33846990943     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2007.10390944     Document Type: Article

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