Heat transfer of a helical double-pipe vertical evaporator: Theoretical analysis and experimental validation

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1144-1153

  Colorado Garrido, D ^a   Santoyo Castelazo, E ^a   Hernandez J A ^a   Garcia Valladares O ^b   Siqueiros, J ^a   Juarez Romero, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Heat transformer; Helical tube; Implicit method; Water purification

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PURIFICATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ABSORPTION HEAT TRANSFORMER; EVAPORATION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HEAT TRANSFORMER; HELICAL TUBES; IMPLICIT METHODS; OPERATION VARIABLES; WATER PURIFICATION;

HEAT TRANSFER;

ABSORPTION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; MODEL VALIDATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 61849114519     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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