Design and experimental analysis of a carbon dioxide transcritical chiller for commercial refrigeration

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2095-2101

  Cecchinato, Luca ^a   Chiarello, Manuel ^a   Corradi, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas cooler; Heat pump; High pressure; Optimisation; Refrigeration; Transcritical cycle

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; REFRIGERATION;

GAS COOLER; HEAT PUMPS; HIGH PRESSURE; OPTIMISATIONS; TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE;

COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT SOURCE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

EID: 77950866963     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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