An open air-vapor compression refrigeration system for air-conditioning and desalination on ship

Desalination

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 646-655

  Hou, Shaobo ^a,b   Li, Huacong ^a   Zhang, Hefei ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air conditioning units; Desalination; Natural working fluid; Pinch technology; Refrigeration; Turbo machinery

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DESALINATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PINCH EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBINES;

AIR CYCLE; AIR-VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; AXIAL COMPRESSOR;

REFRIGERATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DESALINATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PINCH EFFECT; REFRIGERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBINES;

AIR CONDITIONING; DESALINATION; HUMIDITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHIP TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 38349044193     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.190     Document Type: Article

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