Effects of liquid refrigerant injection on the performance of a refrigeration system with an accumulator heat exchanger

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 883-891

  Kang, Hoon ^a   Lee, Sunil ^a   Kim, Yongchan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accumulator; Experiment; Improvement; Injection; Liquid; Performance; Refrigeration system; Subcooling; Superheat

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; REFRIGERANTS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

REFRIGERANT INJECTION; REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS;

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

EID: 44649150531     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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