Condensation heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of CO 2 in a microchannel

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1657-1668

  Heo, Jaehyeok ^a   Park, Hanvit ^b   Yun, Rin ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Condensation; Flow complexity; Heat transfer; Heat transfer coefficient; Microchannel; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; CONDENSATION TEMPERATURE; FLOW COMPLEXITY; HIGH HEAT TRANSFERS; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MEAN DEVIATION; RATE OF INCREASE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDENSATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MICROCHANNELS; VAPORS;

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 84883132458     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.05.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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