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Experimentally Validated Model of Refrigerant Distribution in a Parallel Microchannel Evaporator

Journal Article
2012-01-0321
ISSN: 1946-3979, e-ISSN: 1946-3987
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0321
Published April 16, 2012 by SAE International in United States
Experimentally Validated Model of Refrigerant Distribution in a Parallel Microchannel Evaporator
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Citation: Tuo, H., Bielskus, A., and Hrnjak, P., "Experimentally Validated Model of Refrigerant Distribution in a Parallel Microchannel Evaporator," SAE Int. J. Mater. Manf. 5(2):365-374, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0321.
Language: English

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