Effect of inlet configuration on upward branching of two-phase refrigerant in a parallel flow heat exchanger

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1062-1077

  Kim, Nae Hyun ^a   Byun, Ho Won ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flow distribution; Heat exchanger; Inlet configuration

Indexed keywords

BRAZED ALUMINUM HEAT EXCHANGERS; DOWNSTREAM CHANNELS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; GAS DISTRIBUTION; INLET CONFIGURATION; LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID REYNOLDS NUMBERS; PARALLEL FLOW HEAT EXCHANGERS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS; INTAKE SYSTEMS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84875231755     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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