Effects of design conditions and irreversibilities on the dimensions of ejectors in refrigeration systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 179, Issue , 2016, Pages 1020-1031

  Khennich, Mohammed ^a   Galanis, Nicolas ^a   Sorin, Mikhail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ejector dimensions; Flow field determination; Polytropic efficiency; Thermodynamic model

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MIXING; REFRIGERATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION; DESIGN CONDITION; FIELD DETERMINATION; MIXING EFFICIENCY; PARAMETRIC STUDY; POLYTROPIC EFFICIENCY; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

EJECTORS (PUMPS);

DESIGN; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENTROPY; EQUIPMENT; EXERGY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84962913125     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.07.053     Document Type: Article

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