Mechanical sub-cooling vapor compression systems: Current status and future directions

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2097-2110

  Qureshi, Bilal Ahmed ^a   Zubair, Syed M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Performance improvement; Refrigeration system; Subcooling; Vapor compression

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; SIMULATION OF PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBCOOLINGS; VAPOR COMPRESSION; VAPOR-COMPRESSION SYSTEMS;

COOLING SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

VAPORS;

EID: 84890565069     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.07.026     Document Type: Review

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