The effects of design and operating factors on the frost growth and thermal performance of a flat plate fin-tube heat exchanger under the frosting condition

KSME International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 973-981

  Lee, Kwan Soo ^a   Kim, Woo Seung ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blockage ratio; Energy transfer resistance; Fin arrangement; Fin pitch; Fin tube heat exchanger; Frost

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473965     PISSN: 12264865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03184764     Document Type: Article

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