Design and analysis of multiple parallel-pass condensers

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1153-1161

  Ye, Liang ^a,b   Tong, Ming Wei ^a   Zeng, Xin ^c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Air International Thermal System R and D (Shanghai) Co Ltd   (China)

^c South Air International Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Air condenser; Air conditioning; Automobile; Design; Heat transfer; Improvement; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

A/C SYSTEMS; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; FLOW PATH; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; IMPROVEMENT; LIQUID-VAPOR; MASS FLOW; MICROCHANNEL TUBES; NOVEL DESIGN; ON FLOW; PARALLEL FLOWS; PERFORMANCE TESTS; SUPERHEATED VAPOR; THROUGH HOLE; TWO-PHASE ZONES; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; REFRIGERANTS; VAPORS;

CONDENSER TUBES;

EID: 67949121874     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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