Effect of surface treatments on the frosting/defrosting behavior of a fin-tube heat exchanger

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1047-1053

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

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fin; Heat exchanger; Performance; Surface; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEFROSTING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

FIN-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS;

FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE);

EID: 0036883435     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(02)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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