Heat rejection pressure optimization for a carbon dioxide split system: An experimental study

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2373-2380

  Aprea, Ciro ^a   Maiorino, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Experimentation; Model; Optimization; R744; Transcritical cycle

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; HEAT SINKS; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTATION; OPTIMUM WORKING CONDITIONS; R744; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE; TRANSCRITICAL REFRIGERATION CYCLE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALGORITHM; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HYDROFLUOROCARBON; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67349169768     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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