Review of heat transfer and pressure drop correlations for evaporation of fluid flow in plate heat exchangers (RP-1352)

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-188

  Khan, Tariq S ^a,b,c   Khan, Mohammad S ^a,b,c   Chyu, Ming C ^b   Ayub, Zahid H ^c   Chattha, Javed A ^a  

^a GIK INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

^c ISOTHERM INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DROPS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TRANSFER; INDIUM PLATING; OILS AND FATS; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERATION; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; LIQUID AMMONIA; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PLATE GEOMETRY; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PHENOMENA;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77749255412     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2009.10390832     Document Type: Article

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