Microchannel condensation : Correlations and theory

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1149-1152

  Su, Qian ^b   Yu, Guang Xu ^a   Wang, Hua Sheng ^a   Rose, John W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hyder Consulting Ltd Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Comparison; Condenser; Correlation; Heat exchanger; Heat transfer coefficient; Microchannel; R134a

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON; CONDENSER; CORRELATION; EMPIRICAL CONSTANTS; R134A; THEORETICAL MODELS;

AMMONIA; CONDENSATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 67949089643     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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