Effect of airflow maldistribution on pressure drop and thermal performance of heat exchangers in residential heat pump systems

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 109 PART 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 9-14

  Elgowainy, Amgad ^a  

^a Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DROP;

AIRFLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; LOUVERED FINS; NONUNIFORM AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION; SMOOTH FINS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 17144450151     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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