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

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1018-1028

  Vera Garcia F ^a   Garcia Cascales J R ^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; Condenser; Correlation; Finned tube; Heat transfer; Modelling; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CONDENSATION; CORRELATION METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT TRANSFER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REFRIGERATION;

CYCLE PARAMETERS; FINNED TUBES; REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 34547702407     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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