Performance enhancement of a household refrigerator by addition of latent heat storage

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 892-901

  Azzouz, K ^a   Leducq, D ^a   Gobin, D ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Am lioration; Changement de phase; Coating; Domestic refrigerator; vaporateur; Enhancement; Evaporator; Mat riau; Material; Performance; Phase change; R frig rateur domestique; Rev tement

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; EVAPORATORS; HEAT STORAGE; LATENT HEAT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT; REFRIGERATOR CELLS;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 44649114613     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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