| ev | Evaporator |
| r | Working fluid |
| eg | Gas |
| in | Inlet |
| out | Outlet |
| he | heat exchanger |
| ex | Expander |
| sw | Seawater |
| con | Condenser |
| pu | Pump |
| is | Isentropic |
| se | Series configuration |
| pa | Parallel configuration |
| sepa | Series–Parallel configuration |
| exer | Exergy |
| max | Maximum |
| min | Minimum |
| pl | Plate heat exchanger |
| st | Shell and tube heat exchanger |
| h | Hot side |
| c | Cold side |
| os | Outside |
| eq | Equivalent |
| ave | Average |
| l | Liquid |
| g | Gas |
| tp | Two-phase |
| sup | Superheat |
| dew | Dew point |
| pp | Pinch point |
| tot | Total |
| w | Wall |