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Energy and Thermal Conductivity Assessment of Dimethyl-Ether and its Azeotropic Mixtures as Alternative Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants in a Refrigeration System

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 25 (2021): Issue 1 (January 2021)
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|Jan 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2021-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 12 - 28
Published on: Jan 27, 2021
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
Azeotropic mixtures,
alternative refrigerants,
dimethyl-ether,
domestic refrigerator,
low global warming,
R510A and R511A,
thermal conductivity
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2021 Bukola Olalekan Bolaji, Olatunde Ajani Oyelaran, Israel Olutunji Abiala, Tunde Oluwatoyin Ogundana, Semiu Taiwo Amosun, published by Riga Technical University
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