A minichannel aluminium tube heat exchanger - Part III: Condenser performance with propane

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 696-708

  Fernando, Primal ^a   Palm, Björn ^a   Ameel, Tim ^a   Lundqvist, Per ^a   Granryd, Eric ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Condenser; Experiment; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer; Minichannel; Performance; Propane

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CAPACITORS; CORRELATION METHODS; PROPANE; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONDENSERS; COOLANT WATER; MINICHANNELS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 44449146880     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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