Experimental analysis on pressure drop and heat transfer of a terminal fan-coil unit with ice slurry as cooling medium

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1095-1104

  Fernández Seara, José ^a   Diz, Rubén ^a   Uhía, Francisco J ^a   Dopazo, J Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Experiment; Fan coil unit; Heat transfer; Ice slurry; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

AIR SIDES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CHILLED WATER; COIL CAPACITY; COOLING MEDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; FAN COIL UNIT; FRICTION FACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; ICE CONCENTRATION; ICE FRACTION; ICE SLURRIES; ICE SLURRY; MELTING ICE; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; ROTATION VELOCITY; THERMAL RESISTANCE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; WITH INLETS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ELECTRIC COILS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

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EID: 77955303912     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.04.013     Document Type: Article

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