A homogeneous flow model for adiabatic helical capillary tube

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 114 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 239-249

  Khan, Mohd Kaleem ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a   Sahoo, Pradeep K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CAPILLARY TUBES; FORECASTING; HEATING; MASS TRANSFER; POLYOLS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; FLOW RATE; PIPE FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ADIABATIC FLOW; COIL DIAMETER; CONDENSING PRESSURE; EFFECT OF PARAMETERS; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW MODEL; MASS FLOW RATE; SUBCOOLINGS; ADIABATIC FLOWS; COIL DIAMETERS; CONDENSING PRESSURES; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW MODELS; MASS FLOW RATES; SUBCOOLING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS); CAPILLARY TUBES;

EID: 53549098758     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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