Comparison of ejector predicted performance by thermodynamic and CFD models;Comparaison des performances prévisionnelles d'éjecteur par des modèles thermodynamique et utilisant la mécanique numérique des fluides (CFD)

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 68, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-36

  Croquer, Sergio ^a   Poncet, Sébastien ^a   Galanis, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Double choking; Perfect gas; Polytropic efficiency; Single choking; Supersonic ejector

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

DOUBLE CHOKING; PERFECT GAS; POLYTROPIC EFFICIENCY; SINGLE CHOKING; SUPERSONIC EJECTOR;

EJECTORS (PUMPS);

EID: 85008615986     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2016.04.026     Document Type: Article

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