Periodical reverse flow and boiling fluctuations in a microchannel evaporator of an air-conditioning system

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1263-1275

  Tuo, Hanfei ^a   Hrnjak, Pega ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling fluctuation; Flow visualization; Microchannel evaporator; Periodic reverse flow

Indexed keywords

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION; LIQUID MAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MICRO-CHANNEL EVAPORATORS; PARALLEL MICROCHANNELS; PERIODIC FLOW REVERSAL; REVERSE FLOW; SYNCHRONIZED OSCILLATIONS;

AIR CONDITIONING; EVAPORATORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; HEAT FLUX; MICROCHANNELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE DROP; VAPORS;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 84877595459     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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