The impact of fouling on the condenser of a vapor compression refrigeration system: An experimental observation

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 260-266

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

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

Author keywords

Condenser; Experiment; Logarithmic; R22; Refrigeration; Vapor compression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894637129     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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