Heat transfer studies on a GAXAC (generator-absorber-exchange absorption compression) cooler

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2056-2064

  Rameshkumar, A ^a   Udayakumar, M ^b   Saravanan, R ^c  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption compression; Ammonia water; GAX; Heat transfer model; UA

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COOLING WATER; HEAT TRANSFER; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION-COMPRESSION; AMMONIA WATER; CYCLE CAPACITY; HEAT EXCHANGING; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INLET TEMPERATURE; MASS FLOW RATE;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

AMMONIA; COOLING WATER; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 64649086497     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.01.024     Document Type: Article

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