Mass flow rate correlation for two-phase flow of R218 through a capillary tube

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 2816-2823

  Vinš, Václav ^a,b   Vacek, Václav ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF THERMOMECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Capillary tube; Mass flow rate correlation; R218

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONVENTIONAL POWER; COOLING CIRCUITS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; FLUORINERT; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; MASS FLOW RATE; MASS FLOW RATE CORRELATION; MEASURED DATA; R218;

BACKPROPAGATION; CAPILLARY TUBES; CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PIPE FLOW; REFRIGERANTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 67749111404     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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