Exergy analysis of a domestic refrigerator using eco-friendly R290/R600a refrigerant mixture as an alternative to R134a

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 933-940

  Saravanakumar, R ^a   Selladurai, V ^b  

^a KPR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Coimbatore Institute of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

COP; Domestic refrigerator; Efficiency defect; Exergy analysis; R290 R600a

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COP; DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS; EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON REFRIGERANTS; R290/R600A; REFRIGERATION CYCLES;

DEFECTS; EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATORS; EXERGY; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATORS;

MIXTURES;

EID: 84893640322     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3264-3     Document Type: Article

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