Performance characterization of R134a and R245fa in a high aspect ratio microchannel condenser

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 588-600

  Al Hajri, Ebrahim ^a,b   Shooshtari, Amir H ^a   Dessiatoun, Serguei ^a   Ohadi, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Condensation; Correlations; Experimentation; Heat transfer coefficient; Microchannels; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CONDENSATION; DROPS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP;

AVERAGE HEAT TRANSFERS; CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTATION; LOCKHART-MARTINELLI CORRELATION; PARAMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; PRESSURE DROP COEFFICIENTS; SATURATION TEMPERATURE;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84873280075     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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