Experimental energetic analysis of a vapor compression refrigeration system with dedicated mechanical sub-cooling

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 1035-1041

  Qureshi, Bilal A ^a   Inam, Muhammad ^a   Antar, Mohamed A ^a   Zubair, Syed M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Experiment; R12; R22; Refrigeration; Subcooling

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; REFRIGERATION; REFRIGERATORS; VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COOLING CAPACITY; ENERGETIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL CYCLES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GENERAL TRENDS; R12; R22; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SECOND-LAW; SUBCOOLED; SUBCOOLINGS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM;

VAPORS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSION; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84870760403     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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