Effects of particle diameter on performance improvement of adsorption systems

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 243-252

  Niazmand, Hamid ^a   Talebian, Hoda ^a   Mahdavikhah, Mehdi ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption chiller; Finned bed; Mass transfer resistance; Particle diameter; Specific cooling power

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CHILLER; FINNED BED; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; SPECIFIC COOLING POWER;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; COOLING SYSTEMS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); MASS TRANSFER; SILICA GEL;

PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84879803080     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.05.043     Document Type: Article

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