Numerical analysis of adiabatic flow of refrigerant through a spiral capillary tube

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1348-1354

  Mittal, M K ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a   Gupta, Akhilesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Capillary tube; Homogenous flow; Metastable flow; Pitch; Spiral tube; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FLOWS; CONDENSER PRESSURES; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; FRICTION FACTORS; HOMOGENOUS FLOW; HOMOGENOUS MODELS; MASS FLOW RATES; METASTABLE FLOW; METASTABLE LIQUIDS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PITCH; RADIUS OF CURVATURES; SPIRAL TUBE; SUB-COOLING; TWO-PHASE REGIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAPILLARY TUBES; LIQUIDS; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 64949125082     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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