Experimental investigation of condensation of hydrocarbon refrigerants (R600a) in a horizontal smooth tube

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1165-1171

  Aǧra, Özden ^a   Teke, Ismail ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Condensation; Heat transfer coefficients; Hydrocarbon refrigerant

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; COPPER; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFRIGERANTS; THERMOANALYSIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VAPORS;

ANNULAR FLOWS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW TYPE; HEAT TRANSFER CO-EFFICIENT; HYDROCARBON REFRIGERANT; HYDROCARBON REFRIGERANTS; INNER DIAMETER; MASS FLUXES; MEASURING SYSTEMS; OUTER DIAMETER; SMOOTH COPPER; SMOOTH TUBES; TEST TUBES; VAPOR QUALITY;

TESTING;

EID: 50849124093     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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