Effect of phase change material on performance of a household refrigerator

Asian Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 56-67

  Khan, Md Imran Hossen ^a   Afroz, Hasan M M ^a  

^a DHAKA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Compressor; COP; Energy consumption; Household refrigerator; Phase change material

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880413179     PISSN: 19963343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajaps.2013.56.67     Document Type: Article

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