Comparative experimental drift study between a dry and adiabatic fluid cooler and a cooling tower

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1169-1175

  Lucas, M ^a   Martinez P J ^a   Viedma, A ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air water; Comparison; Cooling tower; Experiment; Heat exchanger; Measurement; Performance; Refrigeration system

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUILDINGS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; COOLING TOWERS; CURING; TOWERS;

AIR-WATER; COMPARISON; COOLING TOWER; EXPERIMENT; HEAT EXCHANGER; MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM;

WATER COOLING TOWERS;

EID: 51249101093     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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