Thermodynamic optimization of irreversible refrigerators

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 583-588

  Grazzini, Giuseppe ^a   Rocchetti, Andrea ^a  

^a DIEF Department of Industrial Engineering of Florence   (Italy)

Author keywords

Entropy variation; Irreversibilities; Refrigerators; Thermodynamic optimization

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; ENTROPY VARIATION; GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; IRREVERSIBILITIES; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; VERIFICATION PROCESS;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 84901047322     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.04.081     Document Type: Article

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