COP-based optimization of accelerated flow evaporators for household refrigeration applications

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-135

  Waltrich, Paulo J ^a   Barbosa Jr , Jader R ^a   Hermes, Christian J L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy; Evaporator; Optimization; Refrigerator

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED FLOWS; AIR FLOW; COOLING CAPACITY; CROSS-SECTION AREA; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; POWER CONSUMPTION; SYSTEM SIMULATION MODELS; WORKING PRESSURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INLET FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERATORS;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 77957694139     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.07.029     Document Type: Article

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