Assessment of boiling heat transfer correlations in the modelling of fin and tube heat exchangers

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1004-1017

  Garcia Cascales J R ^a   Vera Garcia F ^a   Corberan Salvador J M ^b   Gonzalvez Macia J ^b   Fuentes Díaz, David ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Boiling; Comparison; Correlation; Experiment; Finned tube; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer; Refrigeration; Survey

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BOILING LIQUIDS; CORRELATION METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REFRIGERATION;

FINNED TUBES; FRICTION FACTORS; TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 34547691261     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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