Performance enhancement study of mobile air conditioning system using microchannel heat exchangers

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-312

  Qi, Zhaogang ^a   Zhao, Yu ^a   Chen, Jiangping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Am lioration; Automobile; Conditionnement d'air; changeur de chaleur; Heat exchanger; Improvement; Micro canal; Microchannel; Performance; R134a

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BASELINE SYSTEMS; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CONDITIONNEMENT D'AIR; COOLING CAPACITY; EFFECTIVE CHARGE; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; IDLE CONDITION; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; MOBILE AIR CONDITIONING; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; REFRIGERANT CHARGE; TEST BENCHES; TEST CONDITION; VEHICLE SPEED; VOLUME REDUCTIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AUTOMOBILES; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; EVAPORATORS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MICROCHANNELS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 74149083378     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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