Potential for expanders in a mobile carbon dioxide air-conditioning system

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-228

  Salim, M M ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

expander cycle; internal heat exchanger; recovered work

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; RECOVERY;

CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CURRENT PRODUCTION; EXPANDER CYCLE; FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENT; INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; RECOVERED WORK; VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 77954299845     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO1195     Document Type: Article

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