Performance of finned tube heat exchangers operating under frosting conditions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 871-877

  Yan, Wei Mon ^a   Li, Hung Yi ^a   Wu, Yeun Jong ^a   Lin, Jian Yuan ^b   Chang, Wen Ruey ^b  

^a HUAFAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST EFFECTS; HEAT TRANSFER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESSURE DROP; REFRIGERANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FLAT PLATES;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

FIN; HEAT EXCHANGER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 0037289650     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(02)00346-0     Document Type: Article

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