New approach to improve performance by venting periodic reverse vapor flow in microchannel evaporator

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2187-2195

  Tuo, Hanfei ^a   Hrnjak, Pega ^a,b  

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

^b CTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Boiling; Evaporator; Fluctuation; Microchannel; Periodic reverse flow; Vapour; Venting

Indexed keywords

DIRECT EXPANSION SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; FLUCTUATION; IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; MICRO-CHANNEL EVAPORATORS; REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTIONS; REVERSE FLOW; VENTING;

BOILING LIQUIDS; EVAPORATORS; MICROCHANNELS;

VAPORS;

EID: 84890567747     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.05.020     Document Type: Article

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