Modeling for predicting frosting behavior of a fin-tube heat exchanger

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 1472-1479

  Yang, Dong Keun ^a   Lee, Kwan Soo ^b   Song, Simon ^b  

^a LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fin tube heat exchanger; Frost; Heat and mass transfer

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST EFFECTS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL DIFFUSION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

FIN-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; FROSTING BEHAVIOR; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

CORRELATION METHODS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FROST EFFECTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL DIFFUSION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 33144471292     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.09.022     Document Type: Article

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