Experimental evaluation of ammonia adiabatic absorption into ammonia-lithium nitrate solution using a fog jet nozzle

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 781-790

  Zacarías, Alejandro ^a   Venegas, María ^b   Lecuona, Antonio ^b   Ventas, Rubén ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adiabatic absorption; Ammonia lithium nitrate solution; Fog jet nozzle; Mass transfer; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION RATIO; BOTTOM SURFACES; DILUTED SOLUTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; INLET TEMPERATURE; JET NOZZLE; MASS FRACTION; NITRATE SOLUTIONS; SHERWOOD NUMBERS; SUBCOOLINGS;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; FOG; LITHIUM; MASS TRANSFER; NOZZLE DESIGN; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP;

AMMONIA;

EID: 84866527654     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.07.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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