Flow characteristics of refrigerants flowing through capillary tubes–a review

MK Khan, R Kumar, PK Sahoo - Applied thermal engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review of the literature on the flow of various refrigerants through the
capillary tubes of different geometries viz. straight and coiled and flow configurations viz …

A review on the potential applications of curved geometries in process industry

S Vashisth, V Kumar, KDP Nigam - Industrial & Engineering …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The potential industrial applications of curved tubes for single-and two-phase flow are
reviewed within the context of physics of flow, trends in the development of technology, and …

A review on the two-phase pressure drop characteristics in helically coiled tubes

AM Fsadni, JPM Whitty - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to their compact design, ease of manufacture and enhanced heat transfer and fluid
mixing properties, helically coiled tubes are widely used in a variety of industries and …

Review of two-phase flow and flow boiling of mixtures in small and mini channels

L Cheng, D Mewes - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2006 - Elsevier
Two-phase flow and flow boiling phenomena of fluidic mixtures in small and mini channels
are becoming important in the miniaturization of thermal systems. This paper aims to present …

Investigation of the effect of NaCl on the kinetics of R410a hydrate formation in the presence and absence of cyclopentane with potential application in hydrate-based …

H Pahlavanzadeh, AM Javidani, H Ganji… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Serious issues regarding the scarcity of freshwater encouraged researchers to work on
various methods for seawater desalination. Hydrate-based desalination (HBD) is a novel …

Mass flow characteristics and empirical modeling of R22 and R410A flowing through electronic expansion valves

C Park, H Cho, Y Lee, Y Kim - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2007 - Elsevier
The applications of electronic expansion valves (EEVs) into multi-type heat pumps and
inverter heat pumps in building air-conditioning systems have increased for comfort …

Numerical and experimental investigations on the performance of coiled adiabatic capillary tubes

G Zhou, Y Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2006 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of coiled adiabatic capillary
tubes both numerically and experimentally by comparison with the straight capillaries. With …

Performance of a split-type air conditioner matched with coiled adiabatic capillary tubes using HCFC22 and HC290

G Zhou, Y Zhang - Applied energy, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper experimentally investigated the system performance of a split-type air conditioner
matching with different coiled adiabatic capillary tubes for HCFC22 and HC290 …

A comparative performance study of a direct expansion geothermal evaporator using R410A and R407C as refrigerant alternatives to R22

JLC Fannou, C Rousseau, L Lamarche… - Applied Thermal …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study presents a comparative performance analysis of a direct expansion geothermal
evaporator using R410A, R407C and R22 as refrigerants. The main goal is to predict the …

Potential of MWCNT/R134a nanorefrigerant on performance and energy consumption of vapor compression cycle: a domestic application

DK Singh, S Kumar, S Kumar, R Kumar - Journal of the Brazilian Society …, 2021 - Springer
The experimental work presented here investigates the compressor energy consumption
and performance parameters of a mass charged with R134a refrigerant, enhanced with …