A review of bubble pump technologies

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1806-1813

  Benhmidene, A ^a   Chaouachi, B ^a   Gabsi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bubble pump; Configurations; Diffusion absorption cycles; Heat pump; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

REFRIGERATION;

BUBBLE PUMPS; CONFIGURATIONS; DIFFUSION ABSORPTIONS; HEAT PUMPS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION;

EID: 77954821325     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.1806.1813     Document Type: Review

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