Wetting coatings for dehumidifying heat exchangers

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-242

  Hong, Kwangtaek ^a   Webb, Ralph L ^b  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTAMINATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); OXIDATION; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE TREATMENT; WETTING;

DEHUMIDIFYING HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDROPHILIC COATINGS; SURFACE OXIDATION;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 0034224598     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2000.10391260     Document Type: Article

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