Assessment of blends of CO2 with butane and isobutane as working fluids for heat pump applications

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1460-1465

  Sarkar, Jahar ^a   Bhattacharyya, Souvik ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CO2; Heat pump; Natural refrigerant; Performance comparison; Theoretical modelling; Zeotropic mixture

Indexed keywords

CO2; HEAT PUMP; NATURAL REFRIGERANT; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; THEORETICAL MODELLING; ZEOTROPIC MIXTURE;

BUTANE; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MIXTURES; PUMPS; REFRIGERANTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 64949114713     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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