Historical and present developments of ejector refrigeration systems with emphasis on transcritical carbon dioxide air-conditioning

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1545-1561

  Elbel, Stefan ^a  

^a Creative Thermal Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Efficiency; Ejector; Expansion; R744

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; EJECTOR GEOMETRY; EJECTOR REFRIGERATION; EJECTOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; LOW-GRADE ENERGY; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; R744; RECODING; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; TRANSCRITICAL; TRANSCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE; TWO PHASE MIXING; TWO-PHASE EJECTOR; WALL-PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR CONDITIONING; CARBON DIOXIDE; EJECTORS (PUMPS); REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS;

AIR EJECTORS;

EID: 80052717434     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2010.11.011     Document Type: Review

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