Effect of Flash Gas Bypass on the Performance of R134a Mobile Air-Conditioning System with Microchannel Evaporator

SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 231-239

  Tuo, Hanfei ^a   Bielskus, Algirdas ^a   Hrnjak, Pega ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING CAPACITY; DIRECT EXPANSION; EVAPORATION PRESSURE; EXPANSION VALVES; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; FLASH GAS; LIQUID REFRIGERANTS; LOWER PRESSURES; MOBILE AIR-CONDITIONING; REFRIGERANT VAPORS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSORS; EVAPORATION; EXPANSION; MICROCHANNELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 79959539967     PISSN: 19463979     EISSN: 19463987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-0139     Document Type: Article

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