Heat transfer and pressure drop during condensation of the low GWP refrigerant R1234yf

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1307-1318

  Del Col, D ^a   Torresin, D ^a   Cavallini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Condenser; Experiment; Heat transfer; Microchannel; Pressure drop; R1234yf

Indexed keywords

CONDENSER; EXPERIMENTAL WORKS; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; LOCAL HEAT FLUX; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MASS FLUX; MINI CHANNELS; R1234YF; SATURATION PRESSURE; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEST APPARATUS; TEST CHANNEL; TEST SECTIONS;

CONDENSATION; COOLANTS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MICROCHANNELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 77957103164     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.07.020     Document Type: Article

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