Effects of evaporator frosting on the performance of an air-to-air heat pump

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Advanced Energy Systems Division (Publication) AES

Volumn 37, Issue , 1997, Pages 357-363

  Martínez Frías, Joel ^a   Aceves, Salvador M ^b,c  

^a CENTRO DE INGENIERÍA Y DESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFROSTING; EVAPORATORS; FROST EFFECTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIR TO AIR HEAT PUMPS; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE (COP);

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031387117     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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