Improved energy performance of air cooled centrifugal chillers with variable chilled water flow

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1595-1611

  Yu, F W ^a   Chan, K T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Centrifugal compressor; Coefficient of performance; Condensing temperature control; Pumping system; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR COOLED CENTRIFUGAL CHILLERS; CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS; PUMPING SYSTEMS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 42749093070     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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