Comparison of parallel- and counter-flow circuiting in an industrial evaporator under frosting conditions

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1347-1357

  Aljuwayhel, N F ^a   Reindl, D T ^a   Klein, S A ^a   Nellis, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Cooling; Counter flow; Evaporator; Finned tube; Frost formation; Heat transfer; Industrial application; Modelling; Parallel flow; R 717

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

COOLING CAPACITY; COUNTER-FLOW CIRCUITING; FINNED TUBE; FROST FORMATION; PARALLEL FLOW; PARALLEL-FLOW CIRCUIT;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 36549038554     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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