Experimental performance investigation of a horizontal ground source compression refrigeration machine

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-56

  Coskun S ^a   Pulat, E ^a   Unlu K ^a   Yamankaradeniz, R ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Compression refrigeration machine; COP; Experimental; Ground source; Horizontal heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); COOLING; DATA COMPRESSION; EXPERIMENTS; EXTRACTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION MACHINE; COP; EXPERIMENTAL; GROUND SOURCE; HORIZONTAL HEAT EXCHANGER;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 54949144010     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1350     Document Type: Article

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