Economic analysis of the application of expanders in medium scale air-conditioners with conventional refrigerants, R1234yf and CO2

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1472-1482

  Subiantoro, Alison ^a   Ooi, Kim Tiow ^b  

^a TUM CREATE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Air conditioner; Economy; Energy efficiency; Expander; Refrigerant; Theory

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMY; EXPANDER; REFRIGERATING TEMPERATURES; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; THEORY; VAPOR COMPRESSION COOLING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENTS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 84879249812     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.03.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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