Effects of air flow maldistribution on refrigeration system dynamics of air source heat pump chiller under frosting conditions

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1645-1651

  Gong, Jianying ^a   Gao, Tieyu ^a   Yuan, Xiuling ^a   Huang, Dong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air source; Airflow maldistribution; Frosting; Heat pump

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFRIGERATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOSTATS;

AIR FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; FROSTING CONDITIONS; THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 42749083497     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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