Application of response surface methodology to optimization of a standard Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube refrigerator

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 545-553

  Bovand, Masoud ^a   Valipour, Mohammad Sadegh ^a   Dincer, Kevser ^b   Eiamsa Ard, Smith ^c  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Central composite design; Ranque Hilsch vortex tube; Response Surface Methodology

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; ORIFICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COOLING PERFORMANCE; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; RANQUE-HILSCH VORTEX TUBE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY VALUES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84899446104     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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