Two-phase refrigerant maldistribution in the vertical header and its effect on the heat exchanger performance as evaporator in heat pump mode

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 7, Issue PARTS A, B, C, D, 2012, Pages 1823-1832

  Zou, Yang ^a   Tuo, Hanfei ^a   Hrnjak, Predrag S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; EVAPORATORS; FLOW RATE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGER PERFORMANCE; HEAT PUMP MODES; IT FUNCTIONS; MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER; MICROCHANNEL TUBES; MULTI-PASS; RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING; TWO PHASE;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 84887273452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2012-89578     Document Type: Conference Paper

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